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White House · Thursday, September 3, 2026

President signs a stopgap spending bill that runs through Dec. 11, 2026

The File desk · Sep 3, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC

Status

Confirmed from the White House briefings page dated Sept. 2, 2026. This closes the unsigned gap noted Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, the White House said the President signed into law , the . The White House briefing says the Act includes a short-term continuing resolution that provides fiscal year 2027 appropriations to federal agencies through December 11, 2026, for continuing projects and activities of the federal government, and extends authorities for a broad range of programs including surface transportation and veteran programs. The House had concurred in the Senate amendments 370–48 on Sept. 1 (already on Wednesday’s File). This closes the unsigned gap noted Wednesday.
The White House briefings page titled “Congressional Bill Signed into Law,” dated September 2, 2026, states: “On Wednesday, September 2, 2026, the President signed into law: , the “,” which includes a short-term continuing resolution that provides fiscal year 2027 appropriations to Federal agencies through December 11, 2026, for continuing projects and activities of the Federal Government, and extends authorities for a broad range of programs including surface transportation and veteran programs.”
Wednesday’s File recorded House concurrence in the Senate amendments to , 370–48 on Sept. 1, and treated presentation and signature as unverified because no White House signing statement had been fetched. The Sept. 2 White House posting is that signing notice.
No separate signing-ceremony transcript was fetched from the same briefings page beyond that one-paragraph notice.

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  1. Source 1

    Congressional Bill H.R. 6500 Signed into Law

    The White House · September 2, 2026

    On Wednesday, September 2, 2026, the President signed into law: , the “,” which includes a short-term continuing resolution that provides fiscal year 2027 appropriations to Federal agencies through December 11, 2026, for continuing projects and activities of the Federal Government, and extends authorities for a broad range of programs including surface transportation and veteran programs.

    https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2026/09/congressional-bill-h-r-6500-signed-into-law/