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October 1, 2026, 6:15 AM ET — FY2027 Federal Budget · Government Shutdown Risk · Continuing Resolution

No material change to the appropriations status table since the last check: 0 of 12 bills enacted, 3 of 12 House-passed (Military Construction-VA, Agriculture, State-Foreign Operations), 0 of 12 Senate-passed, shutdown risk Low, and the government remains funded under the continuing resolution through December 11, 2026 (71 days out).

What’s new

• Defense reconciliation left in limbo (Sept. 29). Senate Republicans left for recess without acting on the White House’s $350B defense reconciliation request. Senate Budget Committee Chair Ron Johnson said he has no plans to move a defense reconciliation package until after the November midterms; Pentagon Comptroller Jay Hurst said DOD is exploring folding those priorities into the regular discretionary bill if reconciliation stalls. Washington Sun →
• Iran-war supplemental figure now in dispute. Washington Sun’s Sept. 29 report puts the Pentagon’s Iran-war supplemental ask at $67B — well below the roughly $200B figure Washington Times reported on Sept. 13. The two outlets disagree and the exact size of the ask remains unsettled; this sits alongside the regular Defense appropriations bill, which remains unchanged at House-committee stage with no Senate action.
• Pocket rescission fallout continues. Coverage of the White House/OMB’s $810M “pocket rescission” (announced Sept. 26, affecting already-enacted FY2026 funds, not FY2027 status) continued through Sept. 29, with reporting noting pushback from within Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins’ own party in addition to Democratic criticism. NBC News →

Snapshot

0/12 enacted · 3/12 House-passed · 0/12 Senate-passed · Shutdown risk: Low · Next deadline: December 11, 2026 (71 days away) · Funding mechanism: Continuing Resolution (signed into law September 2, 2026)

Full bill-by-bill detail and risk notes: FY2027 Appropriations Tracker

Sources: Washington Sun · NBC News/TIME/NPR · Congress.gov CRS Appropriations Status Table (FY2027) · House & Senate Appropriations Committees · Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Appropriations Watch: FY2027.