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Senate Unveils Bipartisan Stopgap to Fund Government Through Dec. 11

The measure temporarily blocks an OMB grants rule critics say would politicize research and gives negotiators more time before the fall funding deadline.

Via capitolmuseum.ca.gov
The sun sets behind the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., shown here in March, lamented the exclusion of language to restrict “pocket rescissions.”

Overview

  • Senate appropriators released the text of the continuing resolution over the weekend, proposing to keep federal funding at current levels through Dec. 11 and aiming to avoid a shutdown before and after the midterm elections.
  • Leaders scheduled a procedural vote in the Senate this week to advance the bill, which must clear a 60‑vote threshold to overcome filibuster rules and reach final passage.
  • The draft CR adds targeted funding adjustments for programs such as SNAP/WIC, disaster relief, shipbuilding and surface transportation while rejecting a White House request for $1 billion for so‑called "Trump‑class" battleships.
  • A key provision freezes the Office of Management and Budget’s proposed grants rule that would give senior political appointees binding review over awards, but that pause would expire with the CR on Dec. 11 and could draw GOP opposition in the Senate.
  • The measure still faces an uncertain path because the House already passed a different stopgap and must reconcile differences when it returns to Washington, leaving the final outcome and the grants rule’s long‑term fate unresolved.