Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024
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: 118-40.
Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024
This act provides continuing FY2024 appropriations for federal agencies, modifies the requirements for determining eligibility for federal student aid, and provides additional funding for Federal Pell Grants.
DIVISION A--EXTENSION OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024
This division is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2024 appropriations bills have not been enacted when the existing CR expires.
The CR provides funding through March 8, 2024, for agencies and programs that were funded in the following four FY2023 appropriations acts:
the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023;
the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023;
the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023; and
the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023.
For most other federal agencies and programs, the CR provides funding through March 22, 2024.
(Under the current CR, the first group of agencies is funded through March 1, 2024, and the remaining agencies are funded through March 8, 2024.)
The CR generally funds most programs and activities at the FY2023 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility and additional appropriations for various programs.
DIVISION B--OTHER MATTERS
This division modifies the requirements for determining eligibility for federal student aid and provides additional funding for Federal Pell Grants.
(Sec. 101) This section revises the computation of the student aid index (SAI) for dependent students, which is used to determine eligibility for federal student aid. The SAI for a dependent student is calculated using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) data for the student and their parents. The FAFSA Processing System calculates the parents' contribution from income and assets, the student's contribution from income, and the student's contribution from assets; the SAI is the sum of these three values.
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Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
This bill has been enacted. It is law.
The record's latest action, on March 1, 2024: Became Public Law No: 118-40.
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.
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Who is behind it?
Kay Granger (R-TX) introduced it on February 28, 2024. No cosponsors are recorded.
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Vote history
- HousePassed
- SenatePassed
- PresidentSigned into law