Overview
- President Trump signed the funding law on November 12, ending the shutdown and financing most agencies at FY2025 levels through January 30, 2026.
- The package provides full-year FY2026 appropriations for Agriculture/FDA, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and the Legislative Branch.
- OPM and OMB directed employees to return November 13 with guaranteed retroactive pay, nullified shutdown RIF notices, and barred reductions in force through January 30.
- The Act revises federal hemp standards and strengthens FDA e‑cigarette enforcement, requiring FDA to publish cannabinoid and container lists within 90 days and setting a 365‑day compliance window with THC limits of 0.4 mg per finished container and 0.3% for intermediates.
- Agencies are processing backlogs and resuming approvals and payments, with SNAP restored and most operations continuing under CR rules until late January.