"The narrow vote means that most federal agencies now have budgets for fiscal year 2026, which began Oct. 1, 2025. Overall, Congress largely rejected the deep cuts that the Trump administration wanted to see. Instead of slashing the Education Department's budget by $12 billion, the final legislation gives the agency level funding--maintaining all of the programs that the administration initially zeroed out."
"Likewise, the National Institutes of Health will get an additional $400 million compared to the previous fiscal year. (The administration proposed cutting the agency's budget by $18 billion.) Funding for the agencies will run through Sept. 30-the end of the fiscal year. Democrats in Congress say the full-year budget sets minimum staffing thresholds for agencies and won't allow the Trump administration to "unilaterally defund programs to fund their own priorities-or to pick and choose what projects get funding.""
Four days after funding for the Education Department and other federal agencies lapsed, the House voted 217 to 214 to approve a package of budget bills to reopen the government. Most federal agencies now have budgets for fiscal year 2026, which began Oct. 1, 2025. Congress rejected large proposed cuts, preserving Education Department funding instead of a $12 billion reduction. The National Institutes of Health receives an additional $400 million compared to the previous year, rather than the administration's proposed $18 billion cut. Funding runs through Sept. 30, with provisions setting minimum staffing thresholds to prevent unilateral defunding of programs.
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