Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019
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: 116-59.
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019
Highlights
This bill provides continuing FY2020 appropriations to federal agencies through November 21, 2019.
It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2020 appropriations bills have not been enacted when FY2020 begins on October 1, 2019.
The CR funds most projects and activities at the FY2019 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility and additional appropriations to various programs.
The bill also extends several expiring programs and authorities, including several health care programs.
Full Summary
DIVISION A--CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020
(Sec. 101) This section provides FY2020 appropriations to federal agencies for continuing projects or activities at the levels of, and under the terms and conditions of, specified FY2019 appropriations acts.
It also authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to use appropriated funds in the Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account for the costs of certain direct loans.
(Sec. 102) The section prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from using continuing appropriations for
the new production of items not funded for production in FY2019 or prior years (i.e., new starts),
an increase in production rates above those sustained with FY2019 funds, or
the initiation of multiyear procurements utilizing advance procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement.
(Sec. 103) This section specifies that the appropriations provided by Section 101 shall be available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by the pertinent appropriations act.
(Sec. 104) This section prohibits any appropriations or funds made available by Section 101 from being used to initiate or resume any project or activity that was not funded in FY2019.
(Sec. 105) This section specifies that appropriations made and authority granted pursuant to this division cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for any project or activity during the period of the CR.
(Sec. 106) This section continues the appropriations provided by this division through the earlier of November 21, 2019, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations legislation.
The summary continues for 64 more paragraphs. Read it in full on Congress.gov
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Public Law" stage on September 27, 2019. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
This bill has been enacted. It is law.
The record's latest action, on September 27, 2019: Became Public Law No: 116-59.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
NITA LOWEY (D-NY) introduced it on September 18, 2019. 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
- SenatePassed
- PresidentSigned into law