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Congress Resumes Work on Agency Funding as Deadline Approaches 

It’s a new year, but lawmakers find themselves in a familiar situation as they face yet another government funding deadline after enacting a continuing resolution last year that ends Jan. 30.

Congress passed a stopgap measure in November 2025, ending a record-breaking 43-day government shutdown. The legislation provided full-year funding for Agriculture, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction/VA appropriations bills while extending FY 2025 funding levels for the remaining agencies until the end of January. 

On Monday, lawmakers released bill text for a three-bill funding package to fund the departments of Energy, Commerce, Interior, Justice, and the EPA, through the end of the current fiscal year. The House is expected to begin considering the package this week. 

Congress still has six other funding measures to wrap up for fiscal year 2026, which cover funding for the IRS, HHS and the departments of Homeland Security and Treasury.

Tell your members of Congress to adequately fund the federal government and avoid another shutdown. 

Thinking about Retiring in 2026? Consider This

If you’re considering retiring in the new year, there are things you can do to ensure fewer delays in processing, which is important considering the Office of Personnel Management's growing retirement claims backlog.

For starters, certain dates are better for retirement than other times of the year. GovExec has a 2026 calendar to help you decide which dates are best for you, based on when you want to take TSP distributions and apply for Social Security benefits, for example. Read NTEU’s Retire Strong newsletter for more. Don’t miss an issue! Subscribe for more retiree tips and news.

Ready to join as an NTEU retiree member? For only $42 per year, you’ll continue to have access to our newsletters and member-only benefits, such as United Benefits, to help you manage your retirement. You will help strengthen NTEU to effectively protect the retirement benefits that you earned, and you will help to ensure that federal employees and retirees are treated with the dignity and respect we deserve.

Join FEEA’s Feds in Motion Challenge

Early bird registration is now open for the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund’s (FEEA) 6th annual Feds in Motion Challenge. Through Feb. 15, you’ll receive 30 percent off, which means you can register for $30. 

Move in your favorite way—walk, roll, run, bike, swim—to reach a goal of 37 miles (or more!) in 37 days from May 1-June 6. You can participate on your own, or start a virtual team of friends, family, co-workers, and neighbors.

Participants get swag, digital bibs and badges, and participation medals. The last day to register and guarantee yourself a free T-shirt is April 9.

The event supports FEEA’s disaster relief, emergency hardship loan, and scholarship programs. Register now.

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