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Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

IntroducedMarch 10, 2025
Became Law1 year ago
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Became Public Law No: 119-4.
Economics and Public FinanceAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAdoption and foster careAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesAccounting and auditingAdministrative remediesAlabamaAgricultural educationAir qualityAbortionAccess BoardAgingAgricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural equipment and machineryAgricultural insuranceAgricultural marketing and promotionAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditAgricultural researchAgricultural trade
Why This Matters

This law funds the federal government for fiscal year 2025 and extends funding and authorities for health, Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs through September 30, 2025.

Who this affects
federal agencies · health care providers · patients · Medicare and Medicaid
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1Provides funding at current levels for all federal departments and agencies through September 30, 2025.
  2. 2Extends funding for community health centers, the National Health Service Corps, teaching health centers, and special diabetes programs through September 30, 2025.
  3. 3Continues multiple Medicare payment policies until September 30, 2025, including telehealth services, low-volume hospital adjustments, and ambulance service add-on payments.
  4. 4Delays planned Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payment cuts until 2028.
  5. 5Extends human services programs such as sexual risk avoidance education, personal responsibility education, and family-to-family health information centers through fiscal year 2025.
  6. 6Requires federal departments and agencies to submit detailed spending plans and monthly obligation reports to Congress.
  7. 7Extends other authorities including the Commodity Futures Trading Commission whistleblower program, unmanned aircraft facility protections, and temporary orders on fentanyl-related substances through September 30, 2025.
  8. 8Rescinds certain unobligated balances and designates some funding as emergency requirements.
Read the detailed summary

Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025This bill provides continuing FY2025 appropriations for federal agencies and extends various expiring programs and authorities. Specifically, the bill provides continuing FY2025 appropriations to federal agencies for the remainder of FY2025. 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 the existing CR expires on March 14, 2025. The CR funds most programs and activities at the FY2024 levels. It also includes several additional provisions that increase or decrease funding for various programs compared to FY2024 levels. In addition, the bill extends several expiring programs and authorities, includingseveral public health, Medicare, and Medicaid authorities and programs; the National Flood Insurance Program; authorities related to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission whistleblower program; the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Cybersecurity Protection System; authorities for DHS and the Department of Justice to take certain actions to mitigate a credible threat from an unmanned aircraft system; the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program; several immigration-related programs and authorities; the special assessment on nonindigent persons or entities convicted of certain offenses involving sexual abuse or human trafficking; the temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act; the authorization for the U.S. Parole Commission; and the Department of Agriculture livestock mandatory price reporting program.

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Bills must pass the House, Senate, and be signed by the President to become law.
Intro
House
Cloture
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IntroducedMar 10, 2025
Sponsors
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HouseMar 11, 2025
House Vote
Yes 217No 213Not Voting 2
Crossed party lines: 1 Democrat voted Yes · 1 Republican voted No
See How Everyone Voted
ClotureMar 14, 2025

On the Cloture Motion

Senate Vote
Yes 61No 38
Crossed party lines: 9 Democrats voted Yes · 1 Republican voted No
See How Everyone Voted
SenateMar 14, 2025
Senate Vote
Yes 53No 46
Crossed party lines: 1 Democrat voted Yes · 1 Republican voted No
See How Everyone Voted
PresidentMar 15, 2025

Became Public Law

The President

Donald Trump
President
Became Law
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