S. 924 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Mar 10, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryBill keeps federal government funded through April
This bill keeps federal agencies running and funded through April 11, 2025. It essentially buys time so Congress can finish writing the detailed budget bills for the year. The bill also extends programs set to expire, including public health and Medicare programs, and provides extra money for specific needs like disaster relief and Navy shipbuilding.
How it affects you
You'll notice this mainly if you rely on federal services or programs. Federal employees keep getting paid, Medicare and Medicaid keep running, and disaster relief stays available. The bill also extends cybersecurity protections and other programs that might affect your daily life, though most people won't see a direct change from this particular bill.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Mar 10, 2025)
Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2025
This bill provides continuing FY2025 appropriations for federal agencies through April 11, 2025. It also extends various expiring programs and authorities, including several public health programs.
Specifically, the bill provides continuing FY2025 appropriations to federal agencies through the earlier of April 11, 2025, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations act. 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 with some exceptions that provide funding flexibility and additional appropriations for various programs. For example, the CR
• provides additional emergency funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster Relief Fund,
• permits the Navy to apportion funds at the rate necessary to fund the Columbia-class submarine program and cost increases for certain shipbuilding programs, and
• provides additional funding for the Office of Navajo and Hopi Relocation.
In addition, the bill extends several expiring programs and authorities, including
• several public health, Medicare, and Medicaid authorities and programs;
• authorities related to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission whistleblower program;
• authorities for the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice to take actions to mitigate a credible threat from an unmanned aircraft system;
• the special assessment on nonindigent persons or entities convicted of certain offenses involving sexual abuse or human trafficking; and
• the National Cybersecurity Protection System.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 924
A BILL
Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) · Introduced Mar 10, 2025 · Economics and Public Finance · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 11, 2025: “Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 25.”
Sections
Division A — FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025 · 2
Division B — Extensions and other matters · Title I — Health extensions · 17
- Sec. 2101Extension for community health centers, National Health Service Corps, and teaching health centers that operate GME programsNo change
- Sec. 2102Extension of special diabetes programsNo change
- Sec. 2103National health security extensionsNo change
- Sec. 2111Extension of increased inpatient hospital payment adjustment for certain low-volume hospitalsNo change
- Sec. 2112Extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) programNo change
- Sec. 2113Extension of add-on payments for ambulance servicesNo change
- Sec. 2114Extension of funding for quality measure endorsement, input, and selectionNo change
- Sec. 2115Extension of funding outreach and assistance for low-income programsNo change
- Sec. 2116Extension of the work geographic index floorNo change
- Sec. 2117Extension of certain telehealth flexibilitiesNo change
- Sec. 2118Extending acute hospital care at home waiver authoritiesNo change
- Sec. 2119Extension of temporary inclusion of authorized oral antiviral drugs as covered part D drugsNo change
- Sec. 2120Medicare improvement fundNo change
- Sec. 2131Sexual risk avoidance education extensionNo change
- Sec. 2132Personal responsibility education extensionNo change
- Sec. 2133Extension of funding for family-to-family health information centersNo change
- Sec. 2141Eliminating certain disproportionate share hospital payment cutsNo change