Senate CR extends government funding through December 2026, halts rule revising Uniform Guidance

Appropriations
Written By Adrienne Jacobs

On Saturday, August 8, 2026, the Senate passed their version of a Continuing Resolution (CR). This resolution extends Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 government funding through December 11, avoiding a government shutdown at the end of the Fiscal Year on October 1. It does not, however, impact FY27 funding levels or language. 

The Senate’s bill differs from the one passed by the House in July. Most importantly, the Senate’s CR adds language (Section 157) that would prevent the implementation of a rule proposed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This rule significantly changes Uniform Guidance, providing the administration with greater control over federal grants, by allowing federal agencies to have broader authority to cancel existing grants and reject new ones. This language, if passed, would only prevent the implementation of OMB’s rule, through December 11. 

Because the Senate’s bill is different than that of the House’s, the House must accept the Senate’s version, or the two chambers will need to come to a compromise. The House of Representatives will likely take up this issue immediately upon their return from recess on August 31. 

Adrienne Jacobs

Assistant Director and Head of Advocacy and Government Relations

Adrienne Jacobs joined the Alliance as Assistant Director and Head of Advocacy and Government Relations in 2024 after nearly seven years of work on the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders at IREX. Prior to the Fellowship, Adrienne worked for two years on the Senate Budget Committee for then Ranking Member Senator Bernard Sanders. She excels at program and government relations, partnership building, and strategic planning, and is eager to use her combined experience and expertise in her role at the Alliance.

Adrienne has a bachelor’s in International Relations and Diplomacy from Schiller International University and a master’s in Peace Research and Security Policy from the University of Hamburg, both in Germany where she studied abroad.

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