Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025

Bill: 118-hr-9494
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2024-09-09 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: ASEAN countries
Abortion
Access Board
Accounting and auditing
Administrative Conference of the U.S.
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Adoption and foster care
Adult education and literacy
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Afghanistan
Africa
African Development Foundation
Aging
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Agricultural education
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Agricultural research
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Air quality
Alabama
Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Alcoholic beverages
Allergies
Alliances
Alternative and renewable resources
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
American Battle Monuments Commission
American Samoa
Animal and plant health
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Appalachian Regional Commission
Appropriations
Aquatic ecology
Arab-Israeli relations
Architect of the Capitol
Arizona
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Armed Forces Retirement Home
Arms control and nonproliferation
Army Corps of Engineers
Asia
Assault and harassment offenses
Athletes
Atmospheric science and weather
Aviation and airports
Bahrain
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Birds
Birth defects
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Border security and unlawful immigration
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Budget process
Building construction
Burma
Business investment and capital
Buy American requirements
California
Cambodia
Canada
Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Caribbean area
Cell biology and embryology
Cemeteries and funerals
Census and government statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Central African Republic
Central America
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Chemical and biological weapons
Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
China
Citizenship and naturalization
Civil actions and liability
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
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Collective security
Colombia
Colorado
Commission of Fine Arts
Commission on Civil Rights
Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
Commodities markets
Commodity Credit Corporation
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Community life and organization
Competition and antitrust
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Conflicts and wars
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Congressional agencies
Congressional committees
Congressional leadership
Congressional officers and employees
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Connecticut
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Corporation for National and Community Service
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Credit and credit markets
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Cuba
Cultural exchanges and relations
Currency
Customs enforcement
Dams and canals
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Defense spending
Delta Regional Authority
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denali Commission
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Defense
Department of Education
Department of Energy
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
Department of State
Department of Transportation
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of the Interior
Department of the Treasury
Detention of persons
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Digital media
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Disaster relief and insurance
District of Columbia
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Economic development
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational technology and distance education
Egypt
El Salvador
Election Assistance Commission
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Electric power generation and transmission
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency communications systems
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Endangered and threatened species
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Ethiopia
Europe
Evidence and witnesses
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Family planning and birth control
Family relationships
Family services
Farm Credit Administration
Farmland
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Federal Maritime Commission
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Federal appellate courts
Federal district courts
Federal officials
Federal-Indian relations
Fiji
Firearms and explosives
Fires
First Amendment rights
First responders and emergency personnel
Fishes
Floods and storm protection
Florida
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Food assistance and relief
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign labor
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Foreign loans and debt
Forests, forestry, trees
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Gaza Strip
General Services Administration
Genetics
Geography and mapping
Georgia
Georgia (Republic)
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
Government Publishing Office (GPO)
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds

Summary:
action_date: 2024-09-09
text: 

Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025

This bill provides continuing FY2025 appropriations for federal agencies, provides emergency funding for disaster relief, extends various expiring programs and authorities, and modifies voter registration requirements for federal elections.

Specifically, the bill provides continuing FY2025 appropriations to federal agencies through the earlier of March 28, 2025, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations act. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2025 appropriations bills have not been enacted when FY2025 begins on October 1, 2024. 

The CR funds most programs and activities at the FY2024 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility and additional appropriations for various programs. For example, the bill provides (1) additional funding to the Department of Defense (DOD) for the Virginia Class Submarine program, and (2) emergency funding to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the Disaster Relief Fund.

In addition, the bill extends several expiring programs and authorities, including

the National Flood Insurance Program,

the Department of Agriculture's Livestock Mandatory Reporting program,

DOD's authority to use funds for certain military construction projects, and

the authority for states to use timber sale revenues received under Good Neighbor Agreements. 

The bill also prohibits states from accepting and processing an application to register to vote in a federal election unless the applicant presents documentary proof of U.S. citizenship. 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: On passage Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 202 - 220, 2 Present (Roll no. 431).
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Failed of passage/not agreed to in House On passage Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 202 - 220, 2 Present (Roll no. 431).
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 214 (Roll no. 430).
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5373-5374)
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 9494, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Cole demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Ms. DeLauro moved to recommit to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H5370)
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 9494.
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1398, H.R. 1425, H.R. 1516, H.R. 7980, H.R. 9456 and H.R. 9494. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1398, H.R. 1425, and H.R. 1516 under a structured rule and H.R. 7980, H.R. 9456, and H.R. 9494 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1430. (consideration: CR H5358-5370; text: CR H5358-5363)
action_date: 2024-09-10
text: Rule H. Res. 1430 passed House.
action_date: 2024-09-10
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1430 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1398, H.R. 1425, H.R. 1516, H.R. 7980, H.R. 9456 and H.R. 9494. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1398, H.R. 1425, and H.R. 1516 under a structured rule and H.R. 7980, H.R. 9456, and H.R. 9494 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
action_date: 2024-09-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2024-09-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2024-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2024-09-09
text: Introduced in House