Congress Passes Short-Term Funding Bill, Putting DOD’s $1.5T Budget Ask on Hold
With 30 days to go before the end of fiscal 2026, Congress passed a continuing resolution Sept. 1 to extend current spending levels through Dec. 11—putting on hold the Pentagon’s request for $1.5 trillion in spending authority. The House of Representatives and Senate had previously passed continuing resolutions, or CRs, with different end dates, but…





