September 28, 2026 — 6:15 AM ET check
No material developments on the FY2027 federal budget, government shutdown risk, or continuing resolution since the last check (September 27, 2026, 11:14 PM ET). This is the recurring 3x-daily heartbeat check confirming monitoring is still active.
What was checked
- CRFB “Appropriations Watch: FY 2027” blog — still shows the Sept. 3 baseline; no new bill-status items.
- House Appropriations Committee press releases — most recent is Sept. 24 (Interior/Environment bill highlight), already reflected in prior updates.
- Senate Appropriations Committee press releases — most recent is Sept. 24 (Global Health Programs statement), not a bill-status change; still no subcommittee or committee markup on any of the 12 FY2027 bills.
- Wire services and outlets (AP, Reuters, PBS NewsHour, The Hill, Politico, Roll Call, Axios, Washington Post, NBC/CBS/ABC) — no new FY2027 appropriations, shutdown, or CR stories.
Status snapshot
- Bills enacted: 0 / 12
- House-passed: 3 / 12 (Military Construction-VA, Agriculture, State-Foreign Operations)
- Senate-passed: 0 / 12
- Shutdown risk: Low — CR (H.R. 6500) in effect through Dec. 11, 2026
- Next deadline: December 11, 2026 (74 days remaining)
The Senate Appropriations Committee has not yet held a subcommittee or full-committee markup on any of the 12 FY2027 bills. Chair Susan Collins is not expected to mark up FY27 spending bills until after the November midterm elections (Roll Call, CQ Budget podcast, Sept. 15), pushing Senate action — and likely the final FY2027 funding resolution — into the post-election lame-duck session ahead of the Dec. 11 deadline.
Full bill-by-bill status, chamber progress visualization, and sourcing: FY2027 Appropriations Tracker.
Sources: CRFB Appropriations Watch: FY2027 · House Appropriations Committee · Senate Appropriations Committee
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