“Instead, the bill includes boilerplate language common in most CRs that prohibits using funding to start new programs or multiyear contracts.”
House passes funding stopgap, averting government shutdown in Octoberbreakingdefense.comFiscal 2027 starts today on last year's budget. The stopgap passed Sept. 1 holds funding at 2026 levels until Dec. 11, after the midterms. The catch: no new programs or multiyear contracts while it runs.