Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2027

The bill would appropriate funding for fiscal year 2027 across Treasury, the IRS, the White House and Executive Office of the President, the federal courts, the District of Columbia government, and more than twenty independent agencies including the SEC, FTC, FCC, GSA, SBA, and OPM. It sets specific dollar amounts for hundreds of individual accounts — from IRS taxpayer services and enforcement to federal courthouse security to Small Business Administration loan guarantee ceilings — and includes detailed transfer, reprogramming, and reporting requirements agencies must follow. The bill also carries a long list of policy riders that go beyond funding: it would bar federal dollars for abortion coverage except in limited cases, prohibit DEI and 'critical race theory' training government-wide, restrict IRS enforcement of certain nonprofit and free-file rules, cap Vice Presidential and Executive Schedule pay increases, repeal D.C.'s Death With Dignity Act, and block D.C. from enacting various local laws on marijuana, policing, and voting by noncitizens. It does not fund defense, health, agriculture, or most domestic discretionary programs, which are covered by separate appropriations bills.

Federal employees and contractors at Treasury, the IRS, the courts, the White House, and dozens of independent agencies; taxpayers who interact with IRS services and enforcement; District of Columbia residents, courts, and agencies subject to riders on home rule; small businesses seeking SBA loans; and companies regulated by the SEC, FTC, and FCC.

The bill determines operating budgets for tax collection, financial regulation, courts, and D.C. government for a full fiscal year, affecting service levels, enforcement priorities, and staffing. Its policy riders would also override local D.C. laws on assisted suicide, drug policy, and policing, and restrict federal agencies' use of funds for DEI, abortion coverage, and certain IRS and financial regulatory activities.

Agencies would receive appropriated amounts for specific accounts, many with caps on transfers (often 2-5 percent) requiring advance approval from the House and Senate Appropriations Committees before reprogramming funds. Numerous provisions require agencies to submit quarterly or one-time reports to Congress — on spending plans, conference costs, IT investments, and enforcement of specific riders — within set deadlines (30, 45, 60, or 90 days after enactment or each quarter). Some funds remain available for multiple years (e.g., through FY2028-FY2030) while others expire at the end of FY2027 unless reauthorized. Several riders take effect immediately upon enactment and bar agencies from using any appropriated funds, from this or other Acts, for specified activities until conditions are met, such as GAO or National Academy of Sciences studies.