H.R. 1968: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
Sponsor
Tom Cole
Republican · OK-4
What H.R. 1968 does
The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 keeps most federal programs funded through the rest of FY2025 at FY2024 levels, with some funding increases and decreases. It prevents the government shutdown that would otherwise have followed when the existing stopgap spending law expired on March 14, 2025.
It also extends several expiring programs through FY2025. In health care, these include community health center funding, Medicare telehealth flexibilities, the Medicare-Dependent Hospital Program, and the Acute Hospital Care at Home Program. It delays cuts to Medicaid payments for hospitals that serve many low-income patients until FY2026. Other extensions cover the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's whistleblower program, authority to counter threats from unmanned aircraft, and the Drug Enforcement Administration's temporary order placing fentanyl-related substances in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.
How the Senate voted
Passed · March 14, 20251 Democrat broke with their party to vote yes
Jeanne Shaheen1 Republican broke with their party to vote no
Rand PaulOn Passage of the Bill H.R. 1968 · Record vote 133 · Official record
How the House voted
Passed · March 11, 20251 Democrat broke with their party to vote yes
Jared Golden1 Republican broke with their party to vote no
Thomas MassieOn Passage: H R 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 · Roll no. 70 · Official record
HR1968 Legislative Journey
Signed into Law
Mar 15, 2025
Became Public Law No: 119-4.
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Passed 54-46
Mar 14, 2025
Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 46. Record Vote Number: 133.
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Action Taken
Mar 12, 2025
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S1700)
House: Passed 217-213
Mar 11, 2025
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 213 (Roll no. 70). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1102-1113)
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About the Sponsor
Tom Cole
Republican, Oklahoma's 4th congressional district · 23 years in Congress
Committees: Appropriations
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Committee Sponsors
Appropriations Committee
0 of 63 committee members cosponsored at the time
No committee members have cosponsored this bill
Budget Committee
0 of 37 committee members cosponsored at the time
No committee members have cosponsored this bill
What laws does H.R. 1968 change?
11 changes
Sections Amended
Section 260 of Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1636i)
striking ``2024'' and inserting ``2025''
Section 942 of Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 (7 U.S.C. 1635 note; Public Law 106-78)
striking ``2024'' and inserting ``2025''
Section 778 of division B of Public Law 118-42
striking paragraph (1)
Section 8004 of division A of Public Law 118-47 shall be applied by substituting ``40 percent'' for ``20 percent''. Sec. 1412. (a) Section 8005 of division A of Public Law 118-47
striking ``$6,000,000,000'' and inserting ``$8,000,000,000'': Provided, That any transfer made pursuant to such section may not extend the period of availability of funds transferred beyond the period of availability for obligation of such funds as provided to such funds in division A of Public Law 118-47
Section 223 of division D of Public Law 118-47
striking ``2026'' and inserting ``2027''
Section 306 of division D of Public Law 118-47
striking ``2024'' and inserting ``2026''
H.R. 1968 Quick Facts
- Committee
- Appropriations
- Chamber
- House
- Policy
- Economics and Public Finance
- Introduced
- Mar 10, 2025
Became Public Law No: 119-4.
Mar 15, 2025
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H.R. 1968 Bill Text
“Making further continuing appropriations and other extensions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.”
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office
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