Federal funding runs through December 11, 2026, under Public Law 119-103, and it lapses after that date unless Congress passes and the president signs a new funding measure. Whether that happens cannot be answered with a yes or a no yet, because the votes have not been held. What can be stated is the deadline itself and what the law requires, and both come straight from the text Congress passed.
What the law says
Federal agencies are operating under the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027, which is Public Law 119-103. A continuing appropriations act is a stopgap: it keeps money flowing while the regular full-year spending bills are unfinished.
Section 106 of the act says the funding stays available until whichever of three things happens first. The first is the enactment of an appropriation for a given project or activity. The second is the enactment of the applicable fiscal 2027 appropriations act without any provision for that project or activity. The third is December 11, 2026.
What has to happen to avoid a lapse
For funding to continue past December 11, a new measure has to pass the House and the Senate and be signed by the president before the stopgap runs out. That measure can be the regular fiscal 2027 appropriations acts or another continuing appropriations act that sets a later date.
How the current stopgap passed
The bill status record shows the Senate passed its version 90 to 6 on August 8, 2026. The House agreed to the Senate amendments 370 to 48 on September 1, 2026, on a motion that required a two-thirds majority. The measure was presented to the president and signed on September 2, 2026.
What this page does not say
This page does not predict whether Congress will act in time, and it reports no odds. It will be updated on this address when a new funding measure is introduced, passed or signed.