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President Trump signed stopgap funding law through December 11

By The Likely · Updated Sep 29, 12:34 PM ET · Drawn from 3 sources · Written by AI, checked against sources

President Trump signed H.R. 6500 into law on September 2, keeping federal agencies funded through December 11 after the House passed the bill on September 1.

Why it mattersFederal agencies stay open at prior-year funding levels, averting an immediate government shutdown.

U.S. federal government at least partially shut down due to a lapse in appropriations Unlikely28%▲ from 18% yesterday

How we got here

  1. A Department of Homeland Security shutdown began over agency funding disputes and ended. Crfb
  2. The Senate passed the continuing resolution by a 90-6 vote. Gov
  3. President Trump signed H.R. 6500 into law, funding agencies. Gov
  4. The appropriations status table showed the FY2027 continuing resolution running through a specified end date. Gov
  5. The current continuing resolution provides funding through this date. Gov

What's likely next

  1. After the 2026 midterm elections: The funding fight is expected to resume; Congress will need to address the disagreements over defense and domestic spending before the continuing resolution expires.
  2. FY2027 begins; the continuing resolution covers the start of the fiscal year and averts the funding lapse that otherwise would have occurred.
  3. U.S. federal government at least partially shut down due to a lapse in appropriationsUnlikely28%▲ from 18% yesterday

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