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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2026
This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies, including
the Department of the Treasury,
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the Executive Office of the President,
the judiciary,
the District of Columbia, and
several independent agencies.
The independent agencies funded in the bill include
the Administrative Conference of the United States,
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission,
the Consumer Product Safety Commission,
the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency,
the Election Assistance Commission,
the Federal Communications Commission,
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
the Federal Election Commission,
the Federal Labor Relations Authority,
the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council,
the Federal Trade Commission,
the General Services Administration,
the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation,
the Merit Systems Protection Board,
the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation,
the National Archives and Records Administration,
the National Credit Union Administration,
the Office of Government Ethics,
the Office of Personnel Management,
the Office of Special Counsel,
the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board,
the Public Buildings Reform Board,
the Securities and Exchange Commission,
the Selective Service System,
the Small Business Administration,
the U.S. Postal Service, and
the U.S. Tax Court.
The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.
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Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] · R–TN
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