The federal budget expires on January 31. Bipartisan negotiators in Congress released the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 for consideration ahead of the deadline.
The House is planning a Thursday vote on the bill to fund the government through September, which is the end of the federal fiscal year. The Senate returns to Washington next week and will likely take up the measure.
During past federal shutdowns, a wide range of services were affected, including public assistance programs, national park closures, the reduction of some food safety programs, the reduction of access to some veterans’ programs, and the inability to process federal housing and small business loans.
Please see our previous reports for the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) guidance to agencies and Agency Contingency Plans.
We will continue to provide updates.
Contact: Paul Penna, Director of Government Affairs, ppenna@njlm.org, 609-695-3481, x110.