Key question KQ-52 · Regulation and compliance

Does an appropriations or debt-limit law enacted between 3 Jan 2027 and 13 Apr 2027 bar or condition a named presidential action?

From Q-030 Sealed 6 Nov 2026 Resolves by 13 Apr 2027 Open

Our standing estimate

Three outcomes that together make 100%. Our estimate, scored when it resolves.

  1. No: Funding law limits a power

    59% · likely · confidence not registered

    The documents published by 13 May 2027 show it did not happen in the window.

    F-0344 · Open

  2. Funding law limits a power

    35% · unlikely · confidence not registered

    An appropriations or debt-limit law enacted in the window carries a provision that bars or conditions a named presidential action: force against Iran, a tariff, an impoundment, a firing or an order.

    F-0343 · Open

  3. Not settled: Funding law limits a power

    6% · very unlikely · confidence not registered

    The record published by 13 May 2027 does not settle whether it happened.

    F-0345 · Open

The situation when it was sealed (6 Nov 2026). The 11 December funding deadline decides which money lever the new majority inherits.

How it moved

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How the estimates moved: each point is a sealed register row; the figures are in the table that follows.050100%6 Nov 2026123
The vertical line is 11 Nov 2026. Numbers match the outcomes above.
Every sealed estimate for this question: outcome number, register row, date sealed, estimate, status
No.RowSealedEstimateStatus
1F-03446 Nov 202659%Open
2F-03436 Nov 202635%Open
3F-03456 Nov 20266%Open

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Why it matters, by category

Regulation and compliance

  • The brief asks what the new Democratic majority can actually stop after 3 January.

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How it resolves

The registered words that decide each forecast, quoted unchanged.

  • F-0343

    “Resolves if: An appropriations or debt-limit law enacted between 3 Jan 2027 and 13 Apr 2027 carries a provision that bars or conditions a named presidential action (force against Iran, a tariff, an impoundment, a firing, an order).”

  • F-0344

    “Resolves if: The documents published by 2027-05-13 show that this did NOT happen in its window: An appropriations or debt-limit law enacted between 3 Jan 2027 and 13 Apr 2027 carries a provision that bars or conditions a named presidential action (force against Iran, a tariff, an impoundment, a firing, an order).”

  • F-0345

    “Resolves if: The record published by 2027-05-13 does not settle whether this happened in its window: An appropriations or debt-limit law enacted between 3 Jan 2027 and 13 Apr 2027 carries a provision that bars or conditions a named presidential action (force against Iran, a tariff, an impoundment, a firing, an order).”

The seals: each statement’s SHA-256 fingerprint
  • F-0343 sealed 6 Nov 2026SHA-256 0b371f78c8794dfbe118f5d07ce1ac6093f59298994748710a1936d4c2028423
  • F-0344 sealed 6 Nov 2026SHA-256 f86de231a3606c9b25885e2ff1b6d5999bdb1c49c072be248b50b31af495165c
  • F-0345 sealed 6 Nov 2026SHA-256 ccb509b4e871ec5759f124c9aa392444d2acaa9b18afcaa3372b991d278cdf66

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