license: other
license_name: tensorust-sample-license
license_link: https://tensorust.com/datasets/expiring-appropriations/
pretty_name: Expiring Budget Authority Ledger (free sample)
language:
- en
tags:
- tensorust
- sample
- government-money-and-deadlines
- government-data
- finance
size_categories:
- n<1K
configs:
- config_name: sample
data_files:
- split: train
path: sample.csv
- config_name: summary
data_files:
- split: train
path: summary_by_budget_function.csv
Expiring Budget Authority Ledger: free sample (Tensorust LLC)
490 federal accounts holding $193B of unobligated money that expires Sep 30, 2027, plus the accounts that just lapsed on Sep 30, 2026.
Headline: Every Treasury Account Symbol (TAS) whose budget authority stops being available for new obligations on Sep 30, 2027 (490 accounts, $193B unobligated as of Aug 31, 2026) or that lapsed on Sep 30, 2026 ($515B was still unobligated with one month left).
This repository is a free teaser, not the dataset. It holds 25 example rows and a summary table with no names in it. The full file has 1,382 rows and is sold by Tensorust LLC: https://tensorust.com/datasets/expiring-appropriations/.
Files here
| file | what it is |
|---|---|
sample.csv |
25 rows of the full file (the same sample shown on tensorust.com) |
summary_by_budget_function.csv |
row counts and totals by budget function across the full file, no entity names (groups with fewer than 3 rows are folded into "Other") |
Summary by budget function (largest groups)
| Budget function | rows | Unobligated balance (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| National Defense | 181 | 201,480,511,403 |
| International Affairs | 142 | 29,045,507,835 |
| Health | 128 | 20,779,465,790 |
| Administration of Justice | 126 | 12,072,958,029 |
| Natural Resources and Environment | 123 | 9,872,757,307 |
| Transportation | 112 | 16,430,471,044 |
| Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services | 110 | 48,300,926,680 |
| General Government | 98 | 55,262,584,461 |
| Income Security | 70 | 43,044,538,885 |
| Veterans Benefits and Services | 57 | 21,481,725,254 |
| Agriculture | 52 | 2,257,509,914 |
| Community and Regional Development | 50 | 7,368,548,671 |
| TOTAL | 1,382 | 708,640,334,100 |
Full table: summary_by_budget_function.csv.
What the full file has
- 1,382 rows
- Key fields: treasury_account_symbol, treasury_account_name, federal_account_symbol, federal_account_name, owning_agency, reporting_agency, budget_function, budget_subfunction, beginning_period_of_availability, ending_period_of_availability
- Parquet and CSV, a README with sources, method and limits, and the build script
- Free 25-row sample (no personal contact data)
Coverage: All agencies that submit DATA Act File A; TAS with a fixed period of availability ending FY2026 or FY2027 and a positive unobligated balance. FY2026 period 11 (Aug 31, 2026); built Nov 6, 2026. Re-run when FY2026 P12 and FY2027 periods post.
Columns in the full file
| column | meaning |
|---|---|
treasury_account_symbol |
Treasury Account Symbol (TAS) |
treasury_account_name |
TAS title |
federal_account_symbol |
Federal account |
federal_account_name |
Federal account title |
owning_agency |
Owning agency |
reporting_agency |
Reporting agency |
budget_function |
Budget function |
budget_subfunction |
Budget subfunction |
beginning_period_of_availability |
First fiscal year the money is available |
ending_period_of_availability |
Last fiscal year available for new obligations |
years_of_availability |
Years of availability |
expires |
Date the authority expires for new obligations |
status |
expired 2026 or expires 2027 |
total_budgetary_resources |
Total budgetary resources, USD |
appropriated_this_year |
Appropriated in FY2026, USD |
brought_forward |
Unobligated balance brought forward, USD |
obligations_incurred |
Obligations incurred in FY2026 to date, USD |
unobligated_balance |
Unobligated balance at period end, USD |
share_unobligated |
Unobligated / total budgetary resources |
gross_outlays |
Gross outlays, USD |
submission_period |
DATA Act submission period |
last_modified |
Last modified |
Get the full file
| tier | price | includes |
|---|---|---|
| Agency file | $400 | All expiring accounts for one department, CSV and Excel. |
| Government-wide ledger | $1,500 | All 1,382 expiring accounts government-wide. |
| Monthly ledger | $4,800 a year | The ledger re-run each month as new periods post, with the fastest burn-downs and largest balances flagged going into Q4. |
Email mattbusel@tensorust.com with the tier and a billing contact, and we will send a proper invoice (ACH or card). The file is delivered once the invoice is paid. Details and the live sample: https://tensorust.com/datasets/expiring-appropriations/. All datasets: https://tensorust.com/datasets/
Method and limits
Download File A for FY2026 P11 at the TAS level, keep fixed-period accounts ending 2026 or 2027 with an unobligated balance above zero, and compute share unobligated.
Not a forecast of contract awards. Part of an unobligated balance may be reserved, apportioned for later, or legally unavailable. No-year accounts are excluded. Expired money can still pay for adjustments to existing obligations for five years.
Sources
- USAspending.gov account download API, File A account balances by Treasury Account Symbol, FY2026 periods 1 to 11 (through Aug 31, 2026)
License
The sample and summary here are free to view, analyze and cite with attribution to "Tensorust LLC, https://tensorust.com/datasets/expiring-appropriations/". The full dataset is licensed separately per tier. No resale or redistribution of Tensorust data without a written license.
Tensorust LLC, Tuckahoe NY. mattbusel@tensorust.com | https://tensorust.com