Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024

3/20/2024, 4:47 PM

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.

In particular, the section specifies that a student's available income shall not be less than -$1,500 for award year 2024-2025 and not less than $0 for award year 2025-2026 and each succeeding award year.

The section also provides specified additional funds for Federal Pell Grants for FY2025 and each succeeding fiscal year.

(Sec. 102) This section exempts the budgetary effects of this division from (1) the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO Act), (2) the Senate PAYGO rule, and (3) certain budget scorekeeping rules.

Congress
118

Number
HR - 7463

Introduced on
2024-02-28

# Amendments
1

Sponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
Passed in House
Introduced to Senate
Passed in Senate
To President
Signed by President
Became Public Law

Purpose and Summary

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.

In particular, the section specifies that a student's available income shall not be less than -$1,500 for award year 2024-2025 and not less than $0 for award year 2025-2026 and each succeeding award year.

The section also provides specified additional funds for Federal Pell Grants for FY2025 and each succeeding fiscal year.

(Sec. 102) This section exempts the budgetary effects of this division from (1) the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO Act), (2) the Senate PAYGO rule, and (3) certain budget scorekeeping rules.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedMaking further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Economics and Public Finance

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ASEAN countries•
Abortion•
Access Board•
Accounting and auditing•
Administrative Conference of the U.S.•
Administrative law and regulatory procedures•
Adoption and foster care•
Advanced technology and technological innovations•
Advisory bodies•
Afghanistan•
Africa•
African Development Foundation•
Aging•
Agricultural conservation and pollution•
Agricultural education•
Agricultural insurance•
Agricultural marketing and promotion•
Agricultural research•
Alabama•
Alaska•
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians•
Allergies•
Alliances•
Alternative and renewable resources•
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration•
Alternative treatments•
American Battle Monuments Commission•
Animal and plant health•
Appalachian Regional Commission•
Appropriations•
Aquatic ecology•
Arab-Israeli relations•
Architect of the Capitol•
Area studies and international education•
Arizona•
Arkansas•
Armed Forces Retirement Home•
Arms control and nonproliferation•
Army Corps of Engineers•
Asia•
Atmospheric science and weather•
Australia•
Aviation and airports•
Azerbaijan•
Bangladesh•
Birth defects•
Blood and blood diseases•
Border security and unlawful immigration•
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies•
Budget process•
Building construction•
Burma•
Buy American requirements•
California•
Cambodia•
Canada•
Cancer•
Cardiovascular and respiratory health•
Caribbean area•
Cemeteries and funerals•
Census and government statistics•
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)•
Central African Republic•
Central America•
Central Europe•
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)•
Child care and development•
Child health•
Child safety and welfare•
China•
Citizenship and naturalization•
Civics education•
Climate change and greenhouse gases•
Coal•
Coast guard•
Collective security•
Colombia•
Commission on Civil Rights•
Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled•
Commodity Credit Corporation•
Commodity Futures Trading Commission•
Commuting•
Computer security and identity theft•
Computers and information technology•
Conflicts and wars•
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)•
Congressional Research Service (CRS)•
Congressional agencies•
Congressional committees•
Congressional leadership•
Congressional officers and employees•
Congressional oversight•
Consumer Product Safety Commission•
Corporation for Public Broadcasting•
Correctional facilities and imprisonment•
Crime victims•
Criminal justice information and records•
Criminal procedure and sentencing•
Cuba•
Cultural exchanges and relations•
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board•
Defense spending•
Delta Regional Authority•
Democratic Republic of the Congo•
Denali Commission•
Dental care•
Department of Agriculture•
Department of Commerce•
Department of Defense•
Department of Education•
Department of Energy•
Department of Health and Human Services•
Department of Homeland Security•
Department of Housing and Urban Development•
Department of Justice•
Department of Labor•
Department of State•
Department of Transportation•
Department of Veterans Affairs•
Department of the Interior•
Department of the Treasury•
Digestive and metabolic diseases•
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad•
Disability and health-based discrimination•
Disability and paralysis•
Disaster relief and insurance•
District of Columbia•
Domestic violence and child abuse•
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)•
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation•
Drug therapy•
Drug trafficking and controlled substances•
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use•
Education of the disadvantaged•
Education programs funding•
Educational facilities and institutions•
Egypt•
Election Assistance Commission•
Electric power generation and transmission•
Elementary and secondary education•
Emergency communications systems•
Emergency medical services and trauma care•
Emergency planning and evacuation•
Employee benefits and pensions•
Employee hiring•
Employment and training programs•
Employment discrimination and employee rights•
Endangered and threatened species•
Energy assistance for the poor and aged•
Energy efficiency and conservation•
Energy research•
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)•
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research•
Environmental health•
Environmental technology•
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)•
Ethiopia•
Europe•
Evidence and witnesses•
Executive Office of the President•
Export-Import Bank of the United States•
Family planning and birth control•
Family services•
Farm Credit Administration•
Farmland•
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)•
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)•
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)•
Federal Election Commission (FEC)•
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)•
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)•
Federal Labor Relations Authority•
Federal Maritime Commission•
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service•
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission•
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.•
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)•
Federal appellate courts•
Federal district courts•
Federal officials•
Federal-Indian relations•
Firearms and explosives•
Fires•
First responders and emergency personnel•
Fishes•
Floods and storm protection•
Florida•
Food assistance and relief•
Food supply, safety, and labeling•
Foreign aid and international relief•
Foreign labor•
Foreign language and bilingual programs•
Forests, forestry, trees•
Fraud offenses and financial crimes•
Free trade and trade barriers•
Gaza Strip•
General Services Administration•
Genetics•
Georgia•
Georgia (Republic)•
Government Accountability Office (GAO)•
Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)•
Government Publishing Office (GPO)•
Government buildings, facilities, and property•
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises•
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management•
Government information and archives•
Government lending and loan guarantees•
Government trust funds•
Great Lakes•
Guam•
HIV/AIDS•
Haiti•
Hawaii•
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances•
Health care coverage and access•
Health facilities and institutions•
Health personnel•
Health programs administration and funding•
Health promotion and preventive care•
Health technology, devices, supplies•
Hearing, speech, and vision care•
Hereditary and development disorders•
Higher education•
Historic sites and heritage areas•
Historical and cultural resources•
Homelessness and emergency shelter•
House of Representatives•
Housing and community development funding•
Housing finance and home ownership•
Housing for the elderly and disabled•
Housing industry and standards•
Human rights•
Human trafficking•
Humanities programs funding•
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles•
Illinois•
Immigrant health and welfare•
Immigration status and procedures•
Immunology and vaccination•
Indian claims•
Indian lands and resources rights•
Indian social and development programs•
Infectious and parasitic diseases•
Inflation and prices•
Infrastructure development•
Intellectual property•
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information•
Inter-American Foundation

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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 ...


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