# 116-hr-8900: Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act

116-hr-8900, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by NITA LOWEY (D-NY); status Became Public Law No: 116-215. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8900
- Congress: 116
- Title: Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act
- Status: Became Public Law No: 116-215.
- Introduced: 2020-12-08
- Sponsor: NITA LOWEY (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act This bill provides continuing FY2021 appropriations to federal agencies through December 18, 2020, and extends several expiring health programs. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2021 appropriations bills have not been enacted when the existing CR expires on December 11, 2020. The bill includes provisions that extend several public health, Medicare, Medicaid, and Food and Drug Administration authorities and programs; require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to share Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug benefit enrollment information with liability insurers in response to Medicare secondary payer inquiries; and require the Drug Enforcement Administration to revise regulations so as to allow a practitioner to dispense up to a three-day supply of narcotic drugs to one person or for one person's use at one time for the purpose of initiating maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment, or both.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8828: Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act
- 116-hr-8707: Middle East Advanced Military Technology Protection Act
- 116-hr-8406: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
- 116-hr-8402: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and to place the statue in the United States Capitol in National Statuar…
- 116-hr-8337: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act
- 116-hr-8319: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8900 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8900)

## Related
- [116-hr-8828: Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8828)
- [116-hr-8707: Middle East Advanced Military Technology Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8707)
- [116-hr-8406: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending Septemb…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8406)
- [116-hr-8402: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Ruth Bader G…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8402)
- [116-hr-8337: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8337)
- [116-hr-8319: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8319)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8900 (as of 2025-11-18).