President Enacts Short-Term Funding Bill, Preventing Shutdown and Halting OMB Grant Rule

President Trump signed H.R. 6500, the 'Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027,' into law. This action prevents a government shutdown by extending federal agency funding through December 11, 2026. The legislation also temporarily blocks an Office of Management and Budget plan that would have given political appointees more control over federal grantmaking decisions, impacting research funding.