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118-hr-9747118th CongressWALLET
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
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Summary
Keeps federal programs and services funded at FY2024 levels into FY2025 to avoid interruptions in operations. It pairs that stopgap funding with targeted extensions for health, veterans, and other program authorities while limiting certain Department of Defense production actions.
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- Families and households: Continues nutrition, health, and consumer protections such as SNAP electronic benefits adjustments with a Comptroller General review due in one year, temporary Food for Peace authorities, and a $27.1 million increase for Medicaid in the Northern Mariana Islands for FY2023–FY2024.
- Veterans and VA services: Extends VA health care copayment authority, nursing home care obligations, homeless-veteran grants, and related authorities through September 30, 2025, and funds a disability training assistance at $2.5 million per year for 2024–2027.
- Federal operations and defense: Provides continuing appropriations across major FY2024 appropriation acts until FY2025 bills or December 20, 2024, allows civilian pay apportionments to prevent furloughs, and bars new or increased Department of Defense production beyond FY2024 levels.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
11 provisions identified: 8 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.
SNAP, WIC, and senior food help continue
The law keeps SNAP and other mandatory food benefits running through December 20, 2024. It lets WIC use funds at the needed rate to keep current participants enrolled. It also lets the Commodity Supplemental Food Program keep serving its current caseload of low‑income seniors. Your monthly benefits continue at current levels during this period.
Agencies can avoid federal furloughs
Agencies can apportion civilian pay and benefits at the rate needed to avoid furloughs, consistent with 2024 funding. They must first cut or delay non‑pay administrative costs. This keeps federal workers’ paychecks coming during the stopgap period.
Disaster response and event security funded
The law gives $231 million to the Secret Service for protective operations, with an expenditure plan due in 30 days and monthly reports. It provides $47 million to Washington, D.C. for 2025 Presidential Inauguration security. FEMA can use the Disaster Relief Fund at the needed rate for Stafford Act response and recovery. It also pays up to $37.6 million (inflation‑adjusted from August 1, 2024) to reserve flood storage at Hugh Keenleyside Dam to reduce flood risk.
Farm loans through USDA stay available
The law lets USDA’s Farm Service Agency apportion funds at the rate needed to meet approved farm loan demand. This covers direct and guaranteed farm ownership loans and direct operating loans. If your FSA loan application is approved, FSA can fund it during this period.
Pentagon barred from new production now
Through December 20, 2024, the Defense Department cannot use continuing funds to start new production lines not funded in 2024, increase production above 2024 levels, or start or resume projects not funded in 2024. It also cannot initiate multi‑year procurements using advance procurement money unless later specifically appropriated.
Stopgap budget rules and personnel funding
The law sets December 20, 2024 as the date used in several expiring laws referenced by this Act. It continues certain rescissions or cancellations at the lesser of the specified amount or balances as of October 1, 2024, and requires OMB to send Congress a list by November 18, 2024 with updates. It also resets two Office of Personnel Management funding lines to $190,784,000 and $245,267,000.
More staff money for Indian Health
The law provides $24.262 million for Indian Health Services and $2.060 million for Indian Health Facilities. The funds cover staffing and operations at facilities opened, renovated, or expanded in 2024 and 2025. Agencies can apportion these amounts at the rate needed to staff and run those sites.
Money for the 2025 presidential transition
The law provides $19.4 million to GSA for 2025 presidential transition work, with per‑candidate caps of $7.22 million and $1 million on specified activities. It rescinds funds allotted to unsuccessful candidates once a single apparent winner is determined. It also provides $25 million to the Executive Office of the President for transition support, both amounts available through September 30, 2025.
More time to pay preservation grants
The law keeps certain Historic Preservation Fund money available through September 30, 2026 to pay valid grant obligations from 2018 and 2019. This helps prior grant recipients finish work and get paid.
Rural community facilities keep services running
The law lets the Rural Housing Service use Community Facilities funds at the rate needed to maintain authorized activities. This helps keep eligible rural facilities and services operating during the stopgap period.
DC Public Defender move funds cut
The law removes $3 million that had been available for the DC Public Defender Service to relocate its offices. The change takes effect on enactment, or is treated as effective September 30, 2024 if enacted after that date.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
OK • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
senate vote • 9/25/2024
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 9747
Yes: 78 • No: 18
house vote • 9/25/2024
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Yes: 341 • No: 82