Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025

Full Title:
Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2025

Summary#

This bill, the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2025, was introduced in the House on March 10, 2025 by Representative Rosa DeLauro. It makes short-term extensions to existing funding and program deadlines through April 11–12, 2025 and adds several specific appropriations and funding changes. Division A extends the continuing appropriations period and allows additional apportionments for Department of Defense shipbuilding programs. Division B contains many short extensions and funding changes for health programs, Medicare and Medicaid provisions, telehealth flexibilities, human services grants, and other miscellaneous authorities.

What it means for you#

  • Many federal health programs and Medicare and Medicaid authorities will continue without interruption for a short period (mostly through April 11 or April 12, 2025) because the bill updates statutory dates. This includes telehealth flexibilities, community health center funding, special diabetes programs, and other public health grants.
  • The Department of Defense can apportion additional amounts to Navy shipbuilding accounts for Columbia-class submarines and to cover prior-year shipbuilding cost increases for listed programs.
  • The bill provides additional disaster relief funding that will be available only if the President designates it as an emergency.
  • A small number of one-time or program-specific payments and funding adjustments are included (for example, funds for Navajo and Hopi relocation and a payment to a beneficiary of a late Representative).

Expenses#

The bill text shows specific dollar amounts and funding changes. Key amounts included in the bill are:

  • Department of Defense shipbuilding apportionment cap for Columbia Class Submarine: up to $3,341,300,000.
  • Additional apportionment for prior-year shipbuilding cost increases: up to $1,930,024,000, allocated to listed programs as follows:
    • 2013/2025 Carrier Replacement Program: $236,000,000
    • 2016/2025 DDG 51 Program: $10,509,000
    • 2017/2025 Virginia Class Submarine Program: $219,370,000
    • 2017/2025 DDG 51 Program: $115,600,000
    • 2017/2025 Littoral Combat Ship Program: $8,100,000
    • 2017/2025 LHA Replacement Program: $115,397,000
    • 2018/2025 Virginia Class Submarine Program: $73,634,000
    • 2018/2025 DDG 51 Program: $107,405,000
    • 2018/2025 Littoral Combat Ship Program: $12,000,000
    • 2018/2025 LPD 17 (Flight II) Amphibious Transport Dock Program: $19,158,000
    • 2018/2025 Oceanographic Ships Program: $18,000,000
    • 2018/2025 Ship to Shore Connector Program: $14,694,000
    • 2019/2025 Littoral Combat Ship Program: $27,900,000
    • 2019/2025 T-AO Fleet Oiler Program: $49,995,000
    • 2019/2025 Ship to Shore Connector Program: $33,345,000
    • 2020/2025 CVN Refueling Overhauls: $669,171,000
    • 2020/2025 T-AO Fleet Oiler Program: $151,837,000
    • 2020/2025 Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship Program: $978,000
    • 2021/2025 Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship Program: $17,375,000
    • 2022/2025 T-AO Fleet Oiler Program: $13,222,000
    • U2022/2025 Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship Program: $4,234,000
    • 2023/2025 T-AO Fleet Oiler Program: $12,100,000
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency — Disaster Relief Fund: $750,000,000 (to remain available until expended), available only if the President designates the amount as an emergency requirement and transmits that designation to Congress.
  • Office of Navajo and Hopi Relocation — Salaries and Expenses: $1,650,000 (to remain available until expended).
  • One-time payment to beneficiary of Sylvester Turner, late Representative from Texas: $174,000.
  • Community Health Centers (short extension April 1–April 11, 2025): $132,602,740.
  • National Health Service Corps short extension: $10,963,593.
  • Teaching Health Centers that operate GME programs short extension: $6,058,748.
  • Special Diabetes Programs (Type I and Indian programs) each: $4,798,658 (for April 1–April 11, 2025).
  • Family-to-Family Health Information Centers funding increased to: $3,200,000.
  • Medicare Improvement Fund amount revised to $1,018,000,000 (replacing $1,251,000,000 in statute).
  • Various outreach and aging program funding adjustments (for example, State Health Insurance Assistance Programs and Area Agencies on Aging set to $23,125,000; Aging and Disability Resource Centers set to $8,708,333).
  • Many other program authorities and deadline dates are extended from late March/early April 2025 to April 11 or April 12, 2025 as listed in the bill text.

Proponents' View#

No publicly available information.

Opponents' View#

No publicly available information.