{"id":7336,"date":"2026-01-23T15:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T21:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/?p=7336"},"modified":"2026-01-23T15:00:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T21:00:01","slug":"january-23-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2026\/01\/23\/january-23-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"January 23, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Federal Friday<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Department of Education: <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ed.gov%2Fabout%2Fnews%2Fpress-release%2Fus-secretary-of-education-linda-mcmahon-celebrates-president-trumps-historic-first-year&amp;data=05%7C02%7Candrew.preboski%40wisconsin.edu%7C146a1775fbe7444953fe08de5a87b69d%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C639047736126292534%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=vw%2BXOoQ%2B6NFjJCjgdp%2B5yhG4Szquj2EtYXqxG7Fut1g%3D&amp;reserved=0\">U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Celebrates President Trump\u2019s Historic First Year<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>FY26 Appropriations Update<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On January 22<sup>nd<\/sup>, the House of Representatives passed the remaining FY26 appropriations bills. H.R. 7148,\u00a0the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026,\u00a0was agreed to via a vote of 341\u00a0to 88, and H.R. 7147,\u00a0the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2026, was agreed to via a vote of 220\u00a0to 207. For bill summaries and more on the House action, you can review the <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fappropriations.house.gov%2Fnews%2Fpress-releases%2Fhouse-passes-hr-7148-and-hr-7147-completing-fy26-appropriations-america-first-0&amp;data=05%7C02%7Candrew.preboski%40wisconsin.edu%7C146a1775fbe7444953fe08de5a87b69d%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C639047736126311818%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=tDG7zMdR3%2FlI2eSflsF8eCV%2BzBOj78iIftrDU0ysOBQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\">House Appropriations Committee Press Release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The bills now head to the Senate for further consideration in advance of the expiration of the current continuing resolution on January 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>For more on the status of all FY26 appropriations legislation, you can review the following \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.congress.gov%2Fcrs-appropriations-status-table&amp;data=05%7C02%7Candrew.preboski%40wisconsin.edu%7C146a1775fbe7444953fe08de5a87b69d%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C639047736126324559%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FDssd8BZIwYWVdrO06FBSfemecJ%2F2izWEAKqS58fB90%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Appropriations Status Table<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Friday Department of Education: U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Celebrates President Trump\u2019s Historic First Year FY26 Appropriations Update On January 22nd, the House of Representatives passed the remaining FY26 appropriations bills. 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