Democrats win Congress but health center fund still ends in December
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On November 4, 2026, Spectrum News reported Democrats won the House and Senate, and Jeffries named reversing Medicaid cuts and extending ACA credits as priorities. The new Congress is sworn in January 3, 2027.
The Community Health Center Fund and NHSC still end December 31, and stopgap P.L. 119-103 expires December 11.
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- Community Health Center Fund and federal appropriations
The mandatory fund and the December 31 expiry · Annual appropriations and continuing resolutions
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FQHC Talent. (2026, November 4). Democrats win Congress but health center fund still ends in December. Source: Spectrum News (Schumer and Jeffries on Democratic congressional control, November 4, 2026). Retrieved November 11, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/federal-democrats-win-congress-health-center-fund-still-ends-december-31-2026