Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 - Detailed breakdown
This page contains a categorized breakdown of provisions within [H.R. 9747] Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. For a high-level summary and broader context, please visit the overview page here.
Crime and Safety
Extension of homeland security authorities
Extends authorities for protecting facilities from drones, Joint Task Forces, and the National Cybersecurity Protection System through December 20, 2024.
| Amount | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| $47,000,000 | Funding emergency planning and security costs in the District of Columbia for the Presidential Inauguration. | |
| $231,000,000 | Funding protective operations for the U.S. Secret Service, including for the 2024 Presidential Campaign. | |
| $5,000,000 | Funding security for the National Park Service during Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies. |
Economy and Commerce
Extension of the National Flood Insurance Program
Extends the authority of the National Flood Insurance Program through December 20, 2024.
Extension of agriculture and nutrition programs
Extends authorities for the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act, Food for Peace Act, and certain Forest Service programs through December 20, 2024.
| Amount | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| $6,000,000 | Supporting the Current Population Survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
Energy and Environment
| Amount | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| $37,600,000 | Providing compensation for flood storage at Hugh Keenleyside Dam to minimize flood risk. |
Government Operations
Continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2025
Continues funding for federal government projects and activities at fiscal year 2024 levels until December 20, 2024, to avoid a government shutdown.
Extension of foreign relations provisions
Extends provisions related to overseas pay comparability, agreements with Palau, USAID personnel waivers, and the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.
Budgetary effects and PAYGO exemption
Specifies that the budgetary effects of this division will not be entered on statutory or Senate PAYGO scorecards and outlines other budget scorekeeping rules.
| Amount | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| $25,000,000 | Funding presidential transition administrative support. | |
| $19,424,177 | Funding expenses for the General Services Administration to carry out the Presidential Transition Act of 1963. | |
| $23,000,000 | Supporting the National Archives and Records Administration's presidential transition responsibilities. | |
| $174,000 | Paying a death gratuity to the heirs of Representative Sheila Jackson Lee. | |
| $174,000 | Paying a death gratuity to the widow of Representative William Pascrell, Jr. | |
| $174,000 | Paying a death gratuity to the widow of Representative Donald M. Payne, Jr. |
Health
Extension of health programs
Extends various public health programs, including those for autism research, rare pediatric disease vouchers, and implementation of the No Surprises Act.
Medicare clinical laboratory payment reform
Delays the implementation of scheduled payment reductions for clinical laboratory tests under Medicare and revises the data reporting period.
| Amount | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| $24,262,000 | Staffing and operating Indian Health Service facilities. | |
| $2,060,000 | Staffing and operating Indian Health Facilities. | |
| $27,100,000 | Increasing Medicaid funding for the Northern Mariana Islands. | |
| $3,197,000,000 | Funding the Medicare Improvement Fund. |
National defense
Department of Defense funding restrictions
Prohibits the Department of Defense from using funds for new production, increased production rates, or projects not funded in fiscal year 2024.
Authorization for Trident Refit Facility construction
Allows the Secretary of the Navy to use funds for a military construction project for a Trident Refit Facility at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay.
Veteran affairs
Extension of veterans' healthcare authority
Extends the Department of Veterans Affairs' authority to collect copayments for hospital and nursing home care through September 30, 2025.
Extension of nursing home care for veterans
Extends the requirement for the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities until September 30, 2025.
Extension of rural veterans mental health program
Extends the Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act's expansion of the Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement (RANGE) program until 2025.
Extension of pilot program for complementary and integrative health
Extends a pilot program providing veterans access to complementary health programs like animal, art, and sports therapy until September 30, 2025.
Extension of joint DoD-VA medical facility fund
Extends the authority for the joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility demonstration fund until September 30, 2025.
Extension of memorial headstone and marker entitlement
Extends the entitlement to memorial headstones and markers for commemorating veterans and certain other individuals until September 30, 2025.
Flat grave markers at Santa Fe National Cemetery
Authorizes the Secretary to provide for flat grave markers at the Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico, in sections where they were in use on December 22, 2023.
Extension of various homeless veteran programs
Extends authorities and funding for multiple programs aiding homeless veterans, including specially adapted housing, reintegration grants, and treatment for the seriously mentally ill.
Extension of VA regional office in the Philippines
Extends the authority for the Department of Veterans Affairs to maintain a regional office in the Republic of the Philippines until September 30, 2025.
Extension and modification of assistance for disabled veteran athletes
Extends and modifies the monthly assistance allowance for disabled veterans training in Paralympic and Olympic sports, and transfers program administration to the Veterans Health Administration.
Modification of VA housing loan fees
Modifies the VA housing loan fee table by extending the effective date for certain fees from November 15, 2031, to November 29, 2031.
| Amount | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| $2,000,000 | Authorizing funds for monthly assistance for disabled veterans in Paralympic and Olympic sports for prior years. | |
| $2,500,000 | Authorizing funds for monthly assistance for disabled veterans training in Paralympic and Olympic sports. |