Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates funding for continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.

Highlights:

• Appropriates continuing Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations for federal agencies, as well as additional funding for the U.S. Secret Service, and extends various expiring programs and authorities (Title I-IV, Sec. 3101-5106).

• Authorizes continuing Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations to federal agencies through the earlier of December 20, 2024, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations act (Title I-IV, Sec. 3101-5106).

• Specifies this bill is 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 (Title I-IV, Sec. 3101-5106).

• Requires that the CR funds most programs and activities at the Fiscal Year 2024 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility and additional appropriations for various programs, such as additional funding for the Secret Service to carry out protective operations, including for the 2024 presidential campaign and National Special Security Events (Title I-IV, Sec. 3101-5106).

• Extends several expiring programs and authorities, including (Title I-IV, Sec. 3101-5106):

• Extension for community health centers, National Health Service Corps, and teaching health centers that operate GME programs;

• Extension of special diabetes programs;

• National health security extensions;

• Extension of increased inpatient hospital payment adjustment for certain low-volume hospitals;

• Extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program;

• Extension of add-on payments for ambulance services;

• Extension of funding for quality measure endorsement, input, and selection;

• Extension of funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs;

• Extension of certain telehealth flexibilities;

• Extending acute hospital care at home waiver authorities;

• Extension of temporary inclusion of authorized oral antiviral drugs as covered part D drugs;

• Medicare Improvement Fund;

• Extension of child and family services programs;

• Sexual risk avoidance education extension;

• Personal responsibility education extension;

• Extension of funding for family-to-family health information centers;

• Eliminating certain disproportionate share hospital payment cuts;

• Extension of agricultural programs;

• Commodity Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower Program;

• Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft;

• Additional special assessment;

• National cybersecurity protection system authorization;

• Extension of a temporary order for fentanyl-related substances; and

• Temporary extension of the public debt limit.

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect upon passage and approval by the President (Title IV, Sec. 5106).

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text