This legislation, titled the “Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2025,” extends government funding through April 11, 2025 . It amends the previous Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025, to prevent a government shutdown and maintain operations for a short period. The bill allocates significant funds to the Department of Defense, specifically for Navy shipbuilding programs . This includes up to $3,341,300,000 for the Columbia Class Submarine and an additional $1,930,024,000 to cover prior year cost increases for various other shipbuilding projects. Beyond defense, it appropriates an additional $750,000,000 for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster Relief Fund and other specific appropriations. A substantial portion of the act extends various health and human services programs . These include funding for Community Health Centers, the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Centers, Special Diabetes Programs, and several Medicare provisions such as those for low-volume hospitals, ambulance services, and critical telehealth flexibilities . Human services programs like Sexual Risk Avoidance Education and Personal Responsibility Education are also extended. The legislation also eliminates certain Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payment cuts and extends several miscellaneous provisions. These include the Commodity Futures Trading Commission whistleblower program and National Cybersecurity Protection System authorization. Finally, the bill specifies that its budgetary effects are exempt from statutory PAYGO rules.
Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2025
USA119th CongressS-924| Senate
| Updated: 3/11/2025
This legislation, titled the “Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2025,” extends government funding through April 11, 2025 . It amends the previous Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025, to prevent a government shutdown and maintain operations for a short period. The bill allocates significant funds to the Department of Defense, specifically for Navy shipbuilding programs . This includes up to $3,341,300,000 for the Columbia Class Submarine and an additional $1,930,024,000 to cover prior year cost increases for various other shipbuilding projects. Beyond defense, it appropriates an additional $750,000,000 for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster Relief Fund and other specific appropriations. A substantial portion of the act extends various health and human services programs . These include funding for Community Health Centers, the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Centers, Special Diabetes Programs, and several Medicare provisions such as those for low-volume hospitals, ambulance services, and critical telehealth flexibilities . Human services programs like Sexual Risk Avoidance Education and Personal Responsibility Education are also extended. The legislation also eliminates certain Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payment cuts and extends several miscellaneous provisions. These include the Commodity Futures Trading Commission whistleblower program and National Cybersecurity Protection System authorization. Finally, the bill specifies that its budgetary effects are exempt from statutory PAYGO rules.