My Profile e-Learning Center my.ASTHO Contact Us
  1. Home
  2. Policy & Advocacy
  3. Federal Government Affairs
  4. Legislative Alerts
  5. 2025
  6. Summary of FY26 Continuing Resolution

Summary of FY26 Continuing Resolution

September 17, 2025

On Tuesday, Sept. 16, the House Appropriations Committee majority released the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026, also known as a continuing resolution (CR), to fund the federal government through Nov. 21, 2025. This legislation also proposes to extend mandatory funding for health programs.

Outlook

If Congress does not pass a short-term continuing resolution or other funding vehicle, a government shutdown will occur on Oct. 1. In the Senate, passage will require a minimum of 60 votes. The situation remains highly fluid, and it is unclear if this bill will garner bipartisan support. ASTHO will continue to monitor developments closely and will send updated legislative alerts as needed.

Public Health Provisions

In addition to extending federal funding through Nov. 21, 2025, the bill includes the following provisions relevant to state and territorial public health:

  • Allows the Department of Agriculture to continue administering the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) during the CR.
  • Provides additional funding for staffing and operations at Tribal health facilities opened in fiscal years 2025 and 2026.
  • Provides HHS with authority to reinstate eligibility for Head Start programs in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
  • Extends mandatory funding for the Community Health Center Fund, the National Health Service Corps, and the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program through Nov. 21, 2025.
  • Extends the Special Diabetes Program for Type I Diabetes and the Special Diabetes Program for Indians through Nov. 21, 2025.
  • Extends some existing authorities related to emergency preparedness and response through Nov. 21, 2025.
  • Allows the Federal Emergency Management Agency to obligate funds provided by the CR for the Disaster Relief Fund to respond to disasters.
  • Extends the Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program through Nov. 21, 2025.
  • Extends the Personal Responsibility Education Program through Nov. 21, 2025.
  • Extends funding for the Family-to-Family Health Information Centers Program through Nov. 21, 2025.
  • Delays Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotment reductions until Nov. 21, 2025.