
Washington Watch: July 23, 2026
📌Federal Funding Update. The end of the fiscal year is on September 30, 2026. By that date, the House and Senate must have both agreed on and passed some type of funding bill, or the government could shut down. Late
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📌Federal Funding Update. The end of the fiscal year is on September 30, 2026. By that date, the House and Senate must have both agreed on and passed some type of funding bill, or the government could shut down. Late
As of July 13th, the House appropriations committee has completed its action on all 12 of its appropriations bills; however, only two have made it to the House floor. In the other chamber, the Senate has not begun its formal
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📌Federal Funding Update. The end of the fiscal year is on September 30, 2026. By that date, the House and Senate must have both agreed on and passed some type of funding bill, or the government could shut down. Late
As of July 13th, the House appropriations committee has completed its action on all 12 of its appropriations bills; however, only two have made it to the House floor. In the other chamber, the Senate has not begun its formal
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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