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H.R. 6500: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 · Congress Swing Tracker
H.R. 6500·119th Congress·Economics and Public Finance
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027
Sponsored by Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) · 1 active : 1 Republican1 R
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027
This bill provides continuing FY2027 appropriations for federal agencies and extends various expiring programs and authorities.
Specifically, the bill provides continuing FY2027 appropriations to federal agencies through the earlier of December 11, 2026, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations act. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2027 appropriations bills have not been enacted when FY2027 begins on October 1, 2026.
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The CR funds most programs and activities at the FY2026 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility or additional appropriations for various programs. For example, the CR includes exceptions for
the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC);
Small Business Administration loans;
the Disaster Relief Fund;
the Indian Health Service;
the Department of Justice; and
wildfire suppression activities.
In addition, the bill extends several expiring authorizations, including authorities and programs related to
agriculture,
flood insurance,
cybersecurity,
surface transportation,
veterans benefits,
housing,
defense production, and
trade preferences for Haiti and certain countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
Committees and subjects
Committees
House Committee on Ways and Means · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
Members fall into . 2 representatives don’t have enough data yet and are marked “insufficient data”. Non-voting delegates are not counted.
Key players in the House
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3, directional
: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
The bill also includes provisions that
temporarily prohibit the implementation of a regulation that revises guidance for federal financial assistance,
delay the implementation of certain changes to the statutory definition of hemp,
extend the freeze on cost-of-living adjustments for Members of Congress and limits on pay increases for the Vice President and certain senior political appointees, and
provide death gratuities to beneficiaries of two Members of Congress who died while in office.
Similar votesNo dataCommitteeNo committee seatToo few votes on similar bills to measure
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Ideology vs. swing score, House
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Swing score
SWING ZONE 70+Entrenched below 30
← More liberalDW-NOMINATE ideology scoreMore conservative →
Ideology is each member’s score. The cluster low on the chart includes the bill’s 2 sponsor and cosponsors in the House: they have already committed, so they score as entrenched. 2 representatives without a DW-NOMINATE score or with insufficient data are not plotted.
Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 176.5 (needs 5.0).
H.R. 6500 · Sep 1, 2026 · Roll call 646On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate AmendmentsAGOA Extension Act
PassedSame bill×3.0
H.R. 6500 · Jan 12, 2026 · Roll call 374On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedAGOA Extension Act
PassedSame bill×3.0
H.R. 9770 · Jul 21, 2026 · Roll call 632On PassageMaking continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 7148 · Feb 3, 2026 · Roll call 413On Motion to Concur in the Senate AmendmentsConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 7148 · Jan 22, 2026 · Roll call 405On PassageConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 7148 · Jan 22, 2026 · Roll call 404On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 7148 · Jan 22, 2026 · Roll call 403On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 7006 · Jan 14, 2026 · Roll call 388On PassageFinancial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026
PassedShared subjects×1.0
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H.R. 7006 · Jan 14, 2026 · Roll call 387On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 7006 · Jan 14, 2026 · Roll call 386On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 6938 · Jan 8, 2026 · Roll call 367On PassageCommerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 6938 · Jan 8, 2026 · Roll call 365On Retaining Division ACommerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
PassedShared subjects
×1.0
H.R. 5371 · Nov 12, 2025 · Roll call 284On Motion to Concur in the Senate AmendmentContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 5371 · Sep 19, 2025 · Roll call 280On PassageContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 1 · Jul 3, 2025 · Roll call 189On Motion to Concur in the Senate AmendmentOne Big Beautiful Bill Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 1 · May 22, 2025 · Roll call 144On PassageOne Big Beautiful Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 1968 · Mar 11, 2025 · Roll call 69On PassageFull-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 10545 · Dec 20, 2024 · Roll call 1235On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassAmerican Relief Act, 2025
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 9747 · Sep 25, 2024 · Roll call 1168On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 9494 · Sep 18, 2024 · Roll call 1149On PassageContinuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025
FailedShared subjects×1.0
H.Res. 1102 · Mar 22, 2024 · Roll call 820On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeProviding for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882, with an amendment
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.Res. 1061 · Mar 6, 2024 · Roll call 782On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeProviding for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4366, with an amendment
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 7463 · Feb 29, 2024 · Roll call 776On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassExtension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 2882 · Feb 5, 2024 · Roll call 750On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedUdall Foundation Reauthorization Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 6363 · Nov 14, 2023 · Roll call 653On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedFurther Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania 1st · Lean D+1House Committee on Ways and MeansOn the ballotIdeology gapScorecard gapCross-pressureSimilar votesCommitteeBroke with party on 58% of 308 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV100Swing
