Which specific FY2026 appropriations bills did President Trump sign in November 2025, and what do Congress.gov enactment records list for those measures?

Checked on January 28, 2026
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Executive summary

President Trump signed H.R.5371 — the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 — into law on November 12, 2025, recorded as P.L. 119-37 and described on Congress.gov as a continuing resolution providing FY2026 funding and extensions [1] [2] [3]. Republican House appropriations sources also state the President signed H.R.6938 (a three-bill package covering Commerce‑Justice‑Science; Energy and Water; and Interior and Environment full‑year appropriations) in November, but the provided Congress.gov enactment records in the reporting confirm only the CR/continuing appropriations entry and do not include an enactment entry for H.R.6938 in the documents supplied [4] [5] [6] [7].

1. What the White House and Congress.gov show about the November signings

The White House explicitly records that on November 12, 2025 the President signed H.R.5371 — a continuing resolution and package that made continuing appropriations and extensions for parts of FY2026 including agriculture, the legislative branch, military construction, and veterans affairs — and Congress.gov’s summary of H.R.5371 likewise describes it as a CR that funds agencies through the earlier of November 21, 2025, or enactment of applicable full-year appropriations, and identifies the measure as enacted legislation [1] [2] [8].

2. What House Republican appropriations sources claim

The House Appropriations Committee and related Republican press releases assert that the President “enacted H.R. 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026,” and they further frame November as the month when “three full‑year appropriations bills” were signed into law to begin FY2026 funding for those portfolios [4] [5] [6]. Those releases emphasize party messaging — enacting “America First” priorities and removing shutdown leverage — and present H.R.6938 as a completed enactment [4] [5].

3. What Congress.gov enactment records provided in the reporting actually list

The Congress.gov materials supplied in the reporting include the CRS appropriations status table and the Congress.gov summary entry for H.R.5371, which document enactment of the continuing resolution (noted as P.L. 119‑37 in secondary reporting) and the temporary funding structure that extended funding for remaining bills through January 30, 2026 [7] [2] [3] [8]. The Reuters/CRS status materials and government summaries in the sources corroborate the CR’s enactment but do not, in the set of provided Congress.gov snippets, show an enactment record (a P.L. entry) for H.R.6938 — the specific full‑year three‑bill package House Republicans describe as signed [7] [2] [6].

4. Reconciling the discrepancy and limits of the reporting

The simplest, evidence‑based reading: available official records in the supplied sources definitively show H.R.5371 was signed and enacted in mid‑November as a continuing resolution and package [1] [2] [8]. House Republican releases claim additional full‑year bills — notably H.R.6938 — were signed the same month [4] [5], but the specific Congress.gov enactment entries confirming H.R.6938’s conversion into law are not present among the supplied Congress.gov snippets; therefore the reporting set does not substantiate those specific enactment entries on Congress.gov [7] [2]. It is possible that party press materials and committee messaging were contemporaneous with signings or with floor passage and that full Congress.gov enactment entries exist elsewhere, but that is beyond what these sources document [4] [6].

5. Bottom line and suggested next step for definitive verification

Based on the documents provided: H.R.5371 (the CR and related package) is confirmed as signed and enacted on November 12, 2025 [1] [2] [3] [8]. House Republican communications assert additional full‑year measures — including H.R.6938 — were signed in November, but the supplied Congress.gov enactment records referenced in reporting only demonstrate the CR and status of continuing appropriations for other bills and do not include the Congress.gov enactment entry for H.R.6938 in this packet of sources [4] [7] [6]. To close the remaining gap, consult the official Congress.gov bill pages for H.R.6938 and for the Consolidated Appropriations measures (or the Statutes at Large/P.L. list) for November 2025 to see whether and how those bills were recorded as enacted there.

Want to dive deeper?
Which FY2026 appropriations bills are listed as enacted on Congress.gov with Public Law numbers and enactment dates?
What did P.L. 119-37 (H.R.5371) fund for FY2026 and what temporary expirations or extensions did it include?
Is H.R.6938 listed on Congress.gov as enacted, and if so what is its Public Law number and statutory text?