Corrections to the record

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act: How the law took effect

Before

Signed July 11, 2026.

Now

Became law without a signature on July 11, 2026. Congress presented the bill to the President on June 29, 2026.

Where

Note at the end of the official text

Secure America Act: Account and topic tags

Before

Tagged “Changes taxes and spending” and “Revenue and taxation”. The account said the contents were not summarized yet.

Now

Tagged “Sets agency funding”. The law lists seven funding amounts for the Department of Homeland Security and no tax provisions. The account now says what the money is for.

Where

Titles I and II, read in full

This correction:Not checked yet

The new account is written from the official text. A person has not finished reviewing it.

Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027: Food programs

Before

Lets the WIC nutrition program keep serving everyone enrolled, and funds senior food boxes at current caseloads.

Now

Lets the WIC nutrition program spend at the rate needed to maintain participation, and lets the Commodity Supplemental Food Program spend at the rate needed to maintain its current caseload.

Where

Division A, sections 117 and 118

Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027: Northern Mariana Islands

Before

Adds $21.4 million in Medicaid funding for the Northern Mariana Islands after Super Typhoons Sinlaku and Bavi.

Now

Adds $21.4 million in Medicaid funding for the Northern Mariana Islands as temporary disaster relief. The text names no storm.

Where

Division B, section 2006

Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027: Student aid

Before

Keeps Pell Grants, work-study and other student aid at fiscal year 2026 levels.

Now

Continues the programs of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education at the fiscal year 2026 rate. The law has no provision of its own on student aid.

Where

Division A, section 101(8)

Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027: Section 781 of Public Law 119-37

Before

Delays new restrictions on hemp products through December 11.

Now

Delays most of the changes made by section 781 of Public Law 119-37 until December 11, 2026. The changes still apply to two product categories named in the text. The word “hemp” is not in this law.

Where

Division B, section 2019

Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027: Highway programs and the grants rule

Before

Extends highway and transit program authority. Blocks the White House budget office from finalizing its proposed rule on federal grants through December 11.

Now

Extends highway and transit program authority through December 11, 2026. Blocks any rule that revises the government-wide rules for federal grants (the Uniform Guidance) through December 11, 2026. The text names no agency.

Where

Division C, section 3101(a); Division A, section 157(a)

Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027: How the bill started

Before

The bill started as an unrelated trade bill. The Senate replaced its text with the funding measure.

Now

The House first passed H.R. 6500 on January 12, 2026. The Senate passed it with amendments, and the House agreed to them. The law still extends the African trade program in section 2008.

Where

Legislative history at the end of the official text; Division B, section 2008

Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027: Date of the Senate vote

Before

The Senate passed it on August 8, 2026.

Now

Date of the Senate vote: Not checked yet. The law’s legislative history says the Senate considered and passed the bill on August 5 and 7, 2026. The Senate tally of 90 to 6 is unchanged.

Where

Legislative history at the end of the official text

This correction:Not checked yet

The date inside the saved Senate roll call file (roll call 228 of 2026) is not checked yet.