Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026

This law ends the government shutdown that started on October 1, 2025, by funding most federal agencies temporarily through January 30, 2026, while providing full-year funding for agriculture programs, the legislative branch (Congress and its supporting agencies), and military construction and veterans affairs programs. It includes detailed spending for things like farm programs, food safety, nutrition assistance (such as SNAP and WIC), the Food and Drug Administration, veterans' health care and benefits, military base construction, and family housing for service members. The law also extends many programs that were set to expire, including farm bill programs, Medicare payment adjustments, telehealth options, veterans' homeless assistance and suicide prevention programs, public health funding for community health centers and diabetes research, and various other authorities. Additionally, it includes provisions such as prohibiting federal funds from being used for government workforce reductions through January 30, 2026, requiring back pay for workers furloughed during the shutdown, reauthorizing over-the-counter drug user fees through 2030, changing the legal definition of hemp, delaying Medicaid hospital payment cuts, and extending health insurance surprise billing protections.

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