FY2026 had 120 lapse days in 3 gaps, 75 of them for DHS alone
Source. CRS RS20348, Federal Funding Gaps (updated May 26, 2026)
Method and data
Method. Days are full days between the end of budget authority and the enacting law. The FY2026 column sums three separate gaps (42, 3 and 75 days). CRS R49105 counts the Border Patrol and ICE lapse at 116 days, to June 10, 2026 (P.L. 119-98); it is not added. CRS reports that gaps before FY1982 appear to have caused little or no shutdown.
| Fiscal year | Gaps | Gap days | Gap start dates | Gap end dates | Ending laws | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 10 | 1976-10-01 | 1976-10-11 | ||
| 1978 | 3 | 28 | 1977-10-01 | 1977-11-01 | 1977-12-01 | 1977-10-13 | 1977-11-09 | 1977-12-09 | ||
| 1979 | 1 | 17 | 1978-10-01 | 1978-10-18 | ||
| 1980 | 1 | 11 | 1979-10-01 | 1979-10-12 | ||
| 1981 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1982 | 1 | 2 | 1981-11-21 | 1981-11-23 | ||
| 1983 | 2 | 4 | 1982-10-01 | 1982-12-18 | 1982-10-02 | 1982-12-21 | ||
| 1984 | 1 | 3 | 1983-11-11 | 1983-11-14 | ||
| 1985 | 2 | 3 | 1984-10-01 | 1984-10-04 | 1984-10-03 | 1984-10-05 | ||
| 1986 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1987 | 1 | 1 | 1986-10-17 | 1986-10-18 | ||
| 1988 | 1 | 1 | 1987-12-19 | 1987-12-20 | ||
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1991 | 1 | 3 | 1990-10-06 | 1990-10-09 | ||
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1996 | 2 | 26 | 1995-11-14 | 1995-12-16 | 1995-11-19 | 1996-01-06 | P.L. 104-54 and P.L. 104-56 among the interim CRs | P.L. 104-94 (P.L. 104-91 and P.L. 104-92 also enacted Jan. 6) | |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 1 | 16 | 2013-10-01 | 2013-10-17 | P.L. 113-46 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 2018-01-20 | 2018-01-22 | P.L. 115-120 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 34 | 2018-12-22 | 2019-01-25 | P.L. 116-5 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2026 | 3 | 120 | 2025-10-01 | 2026-01-31 | 2026-02-14 | 2025-11-12 | 2026-02-03 | 2026-04-30 | P.L. 119-37 | P.L. 119-75 | P.L. 119-86 (DHS only) | government-wide (42 days); six bills (3 days); DHS only (75 days) |
| 2027 | 0 | 0 |
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