In a dramatic last-minute effort to avert a government shutdown, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) late Friday evening, funding federal agencies through March 14, 2025.
The bill passed with a 366-34 vote and now awaits Senate approval and President Biden’s signature to become law.
Below is a breakdown of the funding allocations across various sectors:
Division A: Continuing Appropriations
This section extends government funding until March 14, 2025, ensuring the uninterrupted operation of essential federal programs.
Key Allocations:
- District of Columbia Emergency Planning:
- $90 million allocated for emergency planning, including $50 million for the 2025 Presidential Inauguration.
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):
- $625 million to maintain the Geostationary Earth Orbit acquisition schedule.
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI):
- $16.668 million for cybersecurity and national security system upgrades.
- Defense Shipbuilding:
- $5.996 billion for Columbia Class Submarine construction.
- $2.922 billion for additional Columbia Class Submarine activities.
- $5.691 billion for Virginia Class Submarine production and workforce improvements.
- Treasury Department – Cybersecurity:
- $908,000 for terrorism and financial intelligence measures.
- Education Support:
- Funds for student loan servicing and aid processing.
Division B: Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations
Focused on addressing the aftermath of natural disasters from 2023-2024, this section allocates billions for recovery and infrastructure support.
Agriculture and Forestry
- Disaster Relief for Agriculture:
- $30.78 billion for crop, livestock, and infrastructure losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024, including $2 billion earmarked for livestock losses and $10 billion for economic assistance.
- $30 million for crop insurance reimbursements.
- $3 million for molasses testing.
- Emergency Conservation Programs:
- $828 million to restore disaster-affected conservation projects.
- Emergency Forest Restoration:
- $356.535 million to rehabilitate damaged forests.
- Emergency Watershed Protection:
- $920 million to restore watersheds impacted by severe weather.
Rural Development
- Rural Disaster Assistance Fund:
- $362.5 million for rural infrastructure recovery projects.
Food Assistance
- Commodity Assistance Program:
- $25 million for emergency food aid infrastructure in disaster-hit regions.
Economic Recovery
- Economic Development Assistance:
- $1.51 billion for flood mitigation, disaster recovery, and infrastructure restoration.
- NOAA Disaster Recovery:
- $244 million for repair and replacement of observing assets, mapping systems, and geodesy services.
- $499 million for hurricane hunter aircraft and disaster response tools.
- Fisheries Disaster Assistance:
- $300 million to support fisheries affected by natural disasters.
Division C: Public Health and Medicare
Key Healthcare Provisions:
- Medicare Support:
- Extensions for rural hospital funding, telehealth programs, and temporary coverage of oral antiviral drugs.
- Public Health Programs:
- Continued funding for Community Health Centers, National Health Service Corps, and diabetes programs.
- Medicaid Adjustments:
- Reversal of disproportionate hospital payment cuts.
Division D: Defense and Infrastructure
Department of Defense:
- Army Disaster Recovery:
- $451.894 million for repairing damage caused by storms, hurricanes, and other natural disasters.
- Navy Recovery Operations:
- $1.454 billion to address disaster-related costs.
NASA:
- Facilities Repair:
- $740.2 million for repairing infrastructure damaged by hurricanes, typhoons, and tornadoes.
Federal Prison System:
- $64.795 million for disaster-related building repairs.
U.S. Marshals Service:
- $12 million for enhanced security at Supreme Court Justice residences.
Veterans Affairs:
- Flexibilities to fund veterans’ health and community care services during emergencies.
The full text of the bill (H.R. 10545) is available below:
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