December 11 ends funding, surface programs and 13 extensions
Source. P.L. 119-103; CRS R49353, R49126, R44668
Method and data
Method. Each dot is a distinct category and date_start pair from the CSV, so the 49 dated rows make 42 dots because rows sharing a category and date are drawn once; ranges plot at their start date and the two undated rows (C14, C15) are not plotted. The green dots are the 7 pairs dated December 11, 2026 (the Highway Trust Fund row counts as December 11 because the statute allows expenditures before December 12), hollow dots are forecasts (Trustees, CBO and debt limit projections) and solid gray dots are dates set in law, by schedule or by the calendar, and the 13 Division B extensions in the title are the single row C07.
| Row | Date | End date | Event | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C01 | September 30, 2026 | 2018 farm bill extension expired; no further extension in the continuing resolution | farm | occurred | |
| C50 | October 1, 2026 | September 30, 2027 | FY2027: CBO shows the Mass Transit Account cumulative shortfall beginning (-$2.9 billion) | trust fund | forecast |
| C02 | November 3, 2026 | Midterm general election for the 120th Congress | election | scheduled | |
| C03 | December 11, 2026 | Continuing resolution expires; a funding gap would begin December 12 | appropriations | scheduled | |
| C04 | December 11, 2026 | Surface transportation program extension ends (IIJA authorizations at the extension fraction of FY2026 amounts) | transportation | scheduled | |
| C06 | December 11, 2026 | National Flood Insurance Program authority to issue new policies and $30.4 billion borrowing authority end | flood insurance | scheduled | |
| C07 | December 11, 2026 | Thirteen Division B extensions end (Grain Standards Act, Forest Service ACES, Food for Peace Act, Defense Production Act, TSCA fee authority, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, joint task forces, Technology Modernization Fund, USPTO fee-setting, USCIRF, Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative passport fees, Sec. 781 of P.L. 119-37) | authorization | scheduled | |
| C08 | December 11, 2026 | E-Verify, Conrad State 30, nonminister religious workers and H-2B supplemental visa provisions end | immigration | scheduled | |
| C09 | December 11, 2026 | Veterans Affairs extenders in Division D end | veterans | scheduled | |
| C10 | December 11, 2026 | Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act, CFTC whistleblower authority and TSA reimbursable screening pilot extensions end; bar on the OMB Uniform Guidance proposed rule ends | authorization | scheduled | |
| C05 | December 11, 2026 | Highway Trust Fund, Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund expenditure authority ends (Internal Revenue Code allows expenditures before December 12, 2026, so the last day is December 11) | trust fund | scheduled | |
| C11 | December 31, 2026 | TANF funding ends | safety net | scheduled | |
| C12 | December 31, 2026 | Community Health Center Fund, National Health Service Corps and Special Diabetes Programs funding ends | health | scheduled | |
| C13 | December 31, 2026 | Medicare physician fee schedule 2.5 percent increase and 1.0 geographic floor, Medicare-dependent hospital and low-volume adjustments, Advance APM bonus and clinical laboratory payment-reduction delay end | health | scheduled | |
| C17 | January 3, 2027 | 120th Congress convenes at noon (a Sunday) | budget process | derived | |
| C18 | February 1, 2027 | President's FY2028 budget due (first Monday in February) | budget process | derived | |
| C19 | February 1, 2027 | July 31, 2027 | Debt limit of $41.104 trillion reached (forecast, National Taxpayers Union, August 20, 2026; central estimate May 2027) | debt limit | forecast |
| C20 | March 31, 2027 | Medicaid community-based mobile crisis intervention option funding ends | health | scheduled | |
| C21 | September 30, 2027 | Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting, Money Follows the Person, HCBS spousal impoverishment protections, Puerto Rico Medicaid funding and other Medicaid and public health provisions end | health | scheduled | |
| C22 | October 1, 2027 | Medicaid DSH allotment reductions of $8 billion begin | health | scheduled | |
| C23 | October 1, 2027 | State SNAP benefit cost sharing begins (0 to 15 percent by payment error rate; some states delayed to FY2029 or FY2030) | safety net | scheduled | |
| C24 | October 1, 2027 | PDUFA, MDUFA, GDUFA and BsUFA user fee authorizations end; related provisions cease January 31, 2028 | health | scheduled | |
| C51 | October 1, 2027 | September 30, 2028 | FY2028: CBO shows the Highway Account cumulative shortfall beginning (-$11.9 billion) | trust fund | forecast |
| C25 | December 31, 2027 | Medicare telehealth flexibilities, hospice telehealth recertification, ground ambulance add-ons and in-home cardiopulmonary rehabilitation telehealth end | health | scheduled | |
| C26 | January 1, 2028 | Prudential debt limit action date (forecast, National Taxpayers Union, with a $100 billion buffer) | debt limit | forecast | |
| C27 | January 31, 2028 | Related PDUFA, MDUFA, GDUFA and BsUFA provisions cease | health | scheduled | |
| C28 | February 1, 2028 | February 29, 2028 | Debt limit X-date (forecast, National Taxpayers Union, August 20, 2026) | debt limit | forecast |
| C29 | February 7, 2028 | President's FY2029 budget due (first Monday in February) | budget process | derived | |
| C30 | September 30, 2028 | FAA authorizations end after FY2028 | transportation | scheduled | |
| C31 | September 30, 2028 | Taxes on tires and all but 4.3 cents of the federal motor fuel tax scheduled to expire | transportation | scheduled | |
| C32 | November 7, 2028 | General election for President and the 121st Congress | election | derived | |
| C33 | December 31, 2028 | No tax on tips, no tax on overtime, car loan interest and senior deductions end (tax years 2025 through 2028) | tax | scheduled | |
| C34 | December 31, 2028 | African Growth and Opportunity Act regional apparel program ends | trade | scheduled | |
| C35 | January 1, 2029 | Qualified production property window closes (property acquired before January 1, 2029) | tax | scheduled | |
| C36 | January 3, 2029 | 121st Congress convenes at noon | budget process | derived | |
| C37 | January 20, 2029 | Presidential term ends at noon | budget process | derived | |
| C38 | February 5, 2029 | President's FY2030 budget due (first Monday in February) | budget process | derived | |
| C39 | September 30, 2029 | P.L. 119-21 defense funds ($156.2 billion): last day to obligate; expenditures run through FY2034 | reconciliation | scheduled | |
| C40 | September 30, 2029 | P.L. 119-21 ICE funds ($45 billion detention capacity; nearly $30 billion other enforcement) and $2.055 billion for the Secretary of Homeland Security available until | reconciliation | scheduled | |
| C41 | September 30, 2029 | P.L. 119-98 (Secure America Act) CBP and ICE funds available through FY2029 | reconciliation | scheduled | |
| C42 | September 30, 2029 | NNSA mandatory funding of $3.885 billion available through FY2029 | reconciliation | scheduled | |
| C44 | January 1, 2030 | SALT deduction cap reverts to $10,000 (tax year 2030) | tax | scheduled | |
| C45 | September 30, 2030 | Acute Hospital Care at Home waivers end (Sec. 6210) | health | scheduled | |
| C46 | September 30, 2031 | Commodity programs and certain farm programs funded through September 30, 2031 (crop years 2025-2031); House-passed H.R. 7567 would also run through September 30, 2031 | farm | scheduled | |
| C48 | September 30, 2031 | FTA Capital Investment Grants FY2018 amounts that were available through FY2021 remain available through FY2031 for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in FY2018 through FY2021 | transportation | scheduled | |
| C55 | October 1, 2031 | September 30, 2032 | BCA annual mandatory sequester runs through FY2032 (Medicare into early FY2033) | enforcement | scheduled |
| C52 | October 1, 2032 | December 31, 2032 | OASI trust fund depleted in the fourth quarter of 2032 (Trustees); 78 percent of scheduled benefits payable. CBO: fiscal year 2032 | trust fund | forecast |
| C53 | April 1, 2033 | June 30, 2033 | Medicare HI trust fund depleted in the second quarter of 2033 (Trustees); 89 percent of costs covered. CBO: 2040 | trust fund | forecast |
| C54 | July 1, 2034 | September 30, 2034 | Combined OASDI funds depleted in the third quarter of 2034 (Trustees); 83 percent payable. CBO: fiscal year 2033 | trust fund | forecast |
| C14 | FY2027 NDAA unresolved: House passed H.R. 8800 216–212 on July 22; Senate cloture on the motion to proceed on S. 4784 failed 50–46 on July 14 | defense | pending | ||
| C15 | Statutory PAYGO: OMB annual report due within 14 days (excluding weekends and holidays) after Congress adjourns to end the session; scorecards were set to zero in P.L. 119-37 (CRS IN12564, February 12, 2026; not checked since) | enforcement | scheduled |
