Daily digest for November 6, 2026. Congress returns Monday, Nov. 9, with 35 days until current funding runs out on Dec. 11.
What’s new
- Democrats reportedly want only a short CR. Citing House sources, The American Prospect reports Democrats will agree to a brief stopgap of two or three months at most, since they expect more leverage in the new Congress. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) is set to chair House Appropriations. Congress has about 20 legislative days before the Christmas adjournment. (The American Prospect, Nov. 5)
- Defense request split, unlikely to pass in full. The same report says the Pentagon’s $1.5T FY27 request has been split into $1.15T and a more urgent $350B, with “about zero chance” Congress funds the full amount.
- The lame-duck pile-up. CRFB lists what’s riding on the Dec. 11 deadline: a roughly $70B defense supplemental, the $350B defense reconciliation ask, highway authorizations (which also expire Dec. 11), the NDAA, farm bill, health extenders, and a possible debt-limit increase. CRFB estimates these could add $200–265B to deficits if temporary. (CRFB, Nov. 3)
Status snapshot
Bills enacted: 0 of 12 · Passed House: 3 of 12 · Passed Senate: 0 of 12 · Shutdown risk: Low (CR in force) · Next deadline: Dec. 11, 2026 (35 days). No bill’s status changed since the last update.
Full bill-by-bill detail: FY2027 Appropriations Tracker.
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