{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-9770","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 9770","kind":"bill","group":"budget","title":"Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2026-07-18","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2026-07-21","vote":{"id":"119-2026-h272","question":"On Passage","title":"Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes","result":"Passed","yea":220,"nay":205,"present":0,"not_voting":6,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll272.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate.","date":"2026-07-22"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2026-07-21","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill provides continuing FY2027 appropriations for federal agencies and extends various expiring programs and authorities."},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, the bill provides continuing FY2027 appropriations to federal agencies through the earlier of December 4, 2026, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations act. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2027 appropriations bills have not been enacted when FY2027 begins on October 1, 2026."},{"k":"p","t":"The CR funds most programs and activities at the FY2026 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility or additional appropriations for various programs. For example, the bill includes exceptions for"},{"k":"li","t":"the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC);","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"Small Business Administration loan programs;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Relief Fund;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the Indian Health Service; and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"wildfire suppression activities.","d":1},{"k":"p","t":"In addition, the bill extends several expiring programs, authorities, and restrictions, including"},{"k":"li","t":"the Department of Agriculture’s livestock mandatory price reporting program,","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the National Flood Insurance Program,","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"limits on pay increases for the Vice President and certain senior political appointees,","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program,","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the authority to waive certain pay limitations that apply to wildland firefighters and other wildland fire personnel,","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the authority for the District of Columbia to spend local funds, and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"the freeze on cost-of-living adjustments for Members of Congress.","d":1},{"k":"p","t":"The bill also provides the customary payments to the beneficiaries of the late Representative David Scott and the late Senator Lindsey Graham."}],"words":248},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Provides continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027 at fiscal year 2026 rates for the agencies and activities funded in twelve fiscal year 2026 appropriations Acts, through December 4, 2026 or earlier enactment of the applicable appropriations Act, and extends several expiring authorities.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 101","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9770/text/eh#H1B6A7B6F0311461CB2E60321B5E538F9"},{"label":"Sec. 106","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9770/text/eh#HCDF339DD7D4945FC89E79DAD3F03C8C5"}]},"core_areas":["Continuing appropriations at fiscal year 2026 rates","Funding flexibility for specific accounts and programs","Extension of expiring programs and authorities"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Appropriates such amounts as may be necessary, at the fiscal year 2026 rate for operations, for continuing projects and activities funded in twelve listed fiscal year 2026 appropriations Acts.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 101","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9770/text/eh#H1B6A7B6F0311461CB2E60321B5E538F9"}},{"text":"Makes the appropriations available until the earliest of enactment of an appropriation for the project or activity, enactment of the applicable fiscal year 2027 appropriations Act without a provision for it, or December 4, 2026.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 106","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9770/text/eh#HCDF339DD7D4945FC89E79DAD3F03C8C5"}},{"text":"Provides an additional $75,774,000 for Indian Health Services and an additional $8,296,000 for Indian Health Facilities, for staffing and operating facilities opened, renovated, or expanded in fiscal years 2022, 2026, and 2027.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 123","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9770/text/eh#H3C7DD052620C49A5B8EACF3C8B3A18D9"}},{"text":"Applies the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 sections 1309(a) and 1319 by substituting the date in section 106(3), December 4, 2026, for September 30, 2026.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 121","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9770/text/eh#H6B05E7C4E9EC4C9FAB5A880E6E7CE73B"}},{"text":"Continues activities under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (other than under section 403(c) or 418) and section 1108(b) through the date in section 106(3), and appropriates such sums as may be necessary.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 126","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9770/text/eh#H14D64B62290E46E4B46CCC66875C7EFB"}},{"text":"Appropriates $174,000 for payment to Alfredia Scott, widow of David A. Scott, and $174,000 for payment to the heirs at law of Lindsey O. Graham.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 127","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9770/text/eh#H0A9B594F30E54AECA14BDF938CC1C9A7"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"off_subject","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 127","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9770/text/eh#H0A9B594F30E54AECA14BDF938CC1C9A7"},"heading":"","effect":"Appropriates $174,000 for payment to the widow of a named late Representative and $174,000 for payment to the heirs at law of a named late Senator.","amount":"$174,000","quote":"for payment to Alfredia Scott, widow of David A. Scott, late a Representative from the State of Georgia, $174,000"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 128","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9770/text/eh#H0BA24AB143C7426F8FF69037328BD7FD"},"heading":"","effect":"Blocks the cost of living adjustment for Members of Congress under the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 during the period covered by this Act.","amount":null,"quote":"no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501)"}]},{"category":"place_specific_amount","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 123","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9770/text/eh#H3C7DD052620C49A5B8EACF3C8B3A18D9"},"heading":"","effect":"Adds funding above the section 101 rate for two Indian Health Service accounts, $75,774,000 for Indian Health Services and $8,296,000 for Indian Health Facilities, for facilities opened, renovated, or expanded in fiscal years 2022, 2026, and 2027.","amount":null,"quote":"at a rate for operations of $75,774,000, for an additional amount for costs of staffing and operating facilities that were opened, renovated, or expanded in fiscal years 2022, 2026, and 2027"}]},{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 119","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9770/text/eh#H0C78C3B52CC446CF97084362CA19D8B3"},"heading":"","effect":"Allows the District of Columbia to spend its local funds at the rate set in its own fiscal year 2027 local budget act, instead of the fiscal year 2026 rate that applies under section 101.","amount":null,"quote":"the District of Columbia may expend local funds made available under the heading “District of Columbia—District of Columbia Funds” for such programs and activities"}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2026-07-21","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9770/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-01","approved_by":"desk"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9770","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9770/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-9770.png","v":"c79d6813299c","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 9770, 119th Congress: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027. House: 220 Yea, 205 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 21 Jul 2026."}}