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Congress · Wednesday, September 2, 2026

House agrees to Senate stopgap spending bill, 370–48; it goes to the President

The File desk · Sep 2, 2026, 2:16 PM UTC

Status

Confirmed as to House concurrence on Sept. 1 and as to the Senate-engrossed text. Presentation to, and signature by, the President is Unverified. No White House signing statement was fetched.
  • Confirmed
    On Sept. 1, 2026, at 2:03 p.m., the House agreed to the motion to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendments to , 370–48 (Roll 286: R 193–19, D 176–29, Independent 1–0; 14 not voting).
  • Confirmed
    The Senate passed the amended bill 90–6 on Aug. 8 (Vote 228). The Senate-engrossed short title is the . Section 101 funds covered activities at FY 2026 rates. Section 106 makes funds available until the earliest of a full-year appropriation, the applicable FY 2027 appropriations Act without provision for the project or activity, or Dec. 11, 2026. Section 2008 extends through 2028.
  • Unverified
    Whether the bill has been presented to or signed by the President is not confirmed. No White House signing statement was fetched.
On Sept. 1, 2026, the House, under suspension, agreed to the Senate amendments to by 370–48 (Roll 286: R 193–19, D 176–29, Independent 1–0; 14 not voting), 2:03 p.m. The Senate had passed the amended bill 90–6 on Aug. 8 and retitled it the . The Senate-engrossed text funds agencies at fiscal year 2026 rates through the earlier of a full-year appropriations act or Dec. 11, 2026, and extends the through 2028. The Senate was pro forma Sept. 1 with no business. The Clerk’s roll-call index still labels the vote “” (the original House title); this file uses the Senate-engrossed short title in the nut and notes the Clerk label. No White House signing statement was fetched. Do not treat the bill as signed.
The Clerk of the House recorded Roll Call 286 on Sept. 1, 2026, at 2:03 p.m.: “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments” — Passed, yea 370, nay 48, not voting 14. By party: Republicans 193–19, Democrats 176–29, Independent 1–0. The Clerk’s vote page and the 2026 electronic-voting index title the measure “.” That is the original House title. The Senate-engrossed short title, section 1 of the EAS, is the “.”
The Senate roll-call menu for the 119th Congress, 2nd session, lists Vote 228 on Aug. 8, 2026: , as amended, passed 90–6. Description: “An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.”
Senate-engrossed section 101 appropriates amounts at a rate for operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2026. Section 106 states that appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to the Act “shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this Act. (2) The enactment into law of the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2027 without any provision for such project or activity. (3) December 11, 2026.”
Section 2008 of the same EAS is titled “Extension of ” and amends cited and Trade Act provisions by striking “2026” and inserting “2028,” including “each succeeding 1-year period until December 31, 2028.”
The Senate Daily Press for Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, says the Senate convened for a pro forma session at 12:30 p.m., Senator Rounds presided, and no business was conducted. No White House signing statement was fetched. This file does not say the bill has been signed.

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Primary sources

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  1. Source 1

    Roll Call 286 | H.R. 6500

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · September 1, 2026

    Sep 01, 2026, 02:03 PM. Vote Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments. . Status: Passed. Yea 370, nay 48, not voting 14. Republican 193–19; Democratic 176–29; Independent 1–0.

    https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026286

  2. Source 2

    U.S. House of Representatives Roll Call Votes, 119th Congress, 2nd Session (2026)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · September 1, 2026

    Roll 286, 1-Sep, H R 6500, On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments, P, .

    https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/index.asp

  3. Source 3

    Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 2nd Session (2026)

    U.S. Senate · August 8, 2026

    Vote 228 (90-6) Passed. On Passage of the Bill: , as amended; An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. Date: Aug 08.

    https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/vote_menu_119_2.htm

  4. Source 4

    H.R. 6500 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · August 8, 2026

    This Act may be cited as the “”. Sec. 101: rate for operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2026. Sec. 106: available until whichever first occurs: enactment of an appropriation for the project or activity; enactment of the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2027 without provision for such project or activity; December 11, 2026. Sec. 2008: Extension of , inserting 2028.

    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr6500eas/html/BILLS-119hr6500eas.htm

  5. Source 5

    Tuesday, September 1, 2026

    U.S. Senate Daily Press · September 1, 2026

    12:30 p.m. The Senate convened for a pro forma session. Senator Rounds presided and no business was conducted.

    https://www.dailypress.senate.gov/tuesday-september-1-2026/