Senate · H.R. 1968; A bill making further continuing appropriations and other extensions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.Passed
Yea 54 Nay 46 Present / not voting 0
H.R. 1968 · 119th CongressEnacted
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
Latest action. Became public lawWhat a bill becomes when enacted, numbered by Congress and order of enactment: Public Law 119-4 is the 4th law of the 119th Congress.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) No: 119-4.
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What this bill would do
Official summary · Congressional Research ServiceFull-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
This act provides continuing FY2025 appropriations for federal agencies and extends various expiring programs and authorities.
DIVISION A--FULL-YEAR CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025
This division provides continuing FY2025 appropriations to federal agencies for the remainder of FY2025 and extends various expiring programs and authorities. 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. It also includes several additional provisions that increase or decrease funding for various programs compared to FY2024 levels.
For more information, see CRS Report R48517, Section-by-Section Summary of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (Division A of P.L. 119-4)
DIVISION B--HEALTH
This division extends several expiring programs and authorities related to public health, Medicare, and Medicaid.
TITLE I--PUBLIC HEALTH EXTENDERS
(Sec. 2101) This section extends through FY2025 funding for the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program, the Community Health Center Fund, and the National Health Service Corps.
The Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program supports education and training of medical students in primary care residency programs in community-based ambulatory patient care centers. The Community Health Center Fund supports (1) grants for outpatient health care facilities that serve medically underserved populations; and (2) the National Health Service Corps, which provides scholarships and student loan repayment awards to health care providers who agree to work in areas with health care provider shortages.
(Sec. 2102) This section extends funding through FY2025 for the Special Diabetes Program for Type I Diabetes and the Special Diabetes Program for Indians. (The Special Diabetes Program for Type I Diabetes supports research on the prevention and cure of Type I diabetes, and the Special Diabetes Program for Indians supports diabetes treatment and prevention for tribal populations.)
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Status
Introduced
March 10, 2025
In committee
Passed a chamber
Cleared Congress
Enacted
March 15, 2025
Common questions
Composed from the official recordWhere is it in the process, and what happens next?
This bill has been enacted. It is law.
The record's latest action, on March 15, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-4.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
Yes. 8 recorded roll-call votes cite this measure, listed further down this page with every member's position.
Who is behind it?
Tom Cole (R-OK) introduced it on March 10, 2025. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
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Vote history
- HousePassed on a recorded vote
- SenatePassed on a recorded vote
- PresidentSigned into law
Senate · Paul Amdt. No. 1266; To reduce the amount appropriated for the United States Agency for International Development.Rejected
Yea 27 Nay 73 Present / not voting 0
Senate · Van Hollen Amdt. No. 1272; To prohibit the use of appropriated amounts by DOGE.Rejected
Yea 48 Nay 52 Present / not voting 0
Senate · Duckworth Amdt. No. 1274; To make veteran Federal employees who were involuntarily dismissed without cause eligible for reinstatement and to require reports from Executive agencies on the number of veteran employees fired from such agencies.Rejected
Yea 47 Nay 53 Present / not voting 0
Senate · Merkley Amdt. No. 1273; To except the application of certain rescissions.Rejected
Yea 47 Nay 53 Present / not voting 0
Senate · Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 1968; A bill making further continuing appropriations and other extensions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.Agreed to
Yea 62 Nay 38 Present / not voting 0
House · On PassagePassed
Yea 217 Nay 213 Present / not voting 2
House · On Motion to RecommitFailed
Yea 213 Nay 216 Present / not voting 3