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Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act

Public Law 117-86 · H.R. 6617 · 117th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Joe Biden (D) on Feb 18, 2022 · Economics and Public Finance

Sponsor: Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-3)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 272 yea, 162 nay272–162
  • SenateRecorded vote: 65 yea, 27 nay65–27
Data notes

The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

This bill provides continuing FY2022 appropriations for federal agencies and extends several expiring authorities.

Specifically, the bill provides continuing FY2022 appropriations to federal agencies through the earlier of March 11, 2022, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations act.

It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2022 appropriations bills have not been enacted when the existing CR expires on February 18, 2022.

The CR funds most programs and activities at the FY2021 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility or additional appropriations for various programs. For example, the CR includes provisions that address

• the President's authority to draw down defense articles and services to respond to unforeseen emergencies,

• procurement of the Columbia-class submarine,

• the Department of Defense's response to the contamination of drinking water near the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii, and

• the Department of the Interior's implementation of enterprise cybersecurity safeguards.

In addition, the bill extends several expiring authorities, including

• the authority for the Department of Health and Human Services to make certain appointments for the National Disaster Medical System,

• the special assessment under the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 on nonindigent people or entities convicted of certain criminal offenses (e.g., sexual abuse and trafficking),

• the temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, and

• the current Medicaid federal matching rate (also known as the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage or FMAP) for certain territories.

The bill also exempts the budgetary effects of these extensions from (1) the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), (2) the Senate PAYGO rule, and (3) certain budget scorekeeping rules.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 117th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 272 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

272 yea162 nay

ProEstablishmentAnti
Economic left–right
More liberalMore conservative

Democrats who voted yea(221)

Republicans who voted yea(51)

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 486 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Related bills

3 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.

  • H.R. 2430Related bill

    Temporary Reauthorization of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act

  • H.R. 2630 · became Public Law 117-12Related bill

    Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act

  • H.Res. 912Procedurally-related

    Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3076) to provide stability to and enhance the services of the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6617) makin…

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Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 24 actions.

  1. Feb 18, 2022Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 117-86.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Feb 17, 2022FloorFloor · Passed Senate, under the order of 2/17/2022, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 65 - 27. Record Vote Number: 64.Senate roll call 64
  6. FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
  7. FloorFloor · Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 65 - 30. Record Vote Number: 60. (CR S765)Senate roll call 60
  8. FloorFloor · Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S757)
  9. Feb 15, 2022FloorFloor · Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S703)
  10. FloorFloor · Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S703)
  11. Feb 9, 2022CalendarCalendar · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 267.
  12. Feb 8, 2022FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  13. FloorFloor · On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 272 - 162 (Roll no. 39).House roll call 39
  14. FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
  15. FloorFloor · POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 6617, the Chair put the question on passage and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Granger demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair announced that further proceedings on the question of passage wo…
  16. FloorFloor · The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  17. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6617.
  18. FloorFloor · Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3076 and H.R. 6617. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate for both bills. H.R. 6617 is being considered under a closed rule and H.R. 3076 is being considered under a structured rule. The resolution provides that H. Con. Re…
  19. FloorFloor · Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 912.
  20. FloorFloor · Rule H. Res. 912 passed House.
  21. CalendarCalendar · Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
  22. Feb 7, 2022FloorFloor · Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 912 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3076 and H.R. 6617. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate for both bills. H.R. 6617 is being considered under a closed rule and H.R. 3076 is being considered under …
  23. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  24. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
Data notes

Every action the Library of Congress lists for the bill, from introduction to signing, plus the dated committee hearings. The source lists many steps twice (the chamber’s own entry and the Library of Congress copy, or a presidential and a became-law entry with the same words); those are shown once. Amendments are listed in their own section.

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Amendments

4 amendments offered to the bill, with the last recorded step of each.

Where each amendment ended up

  • S.Amdt. 4930SenateSen. Mike BraunR-IN· offered Feb 16, 2022Rejected

    To strike the Statutory PAYGO exemption and require balanced budgets in concurrent resolutions on the budget.

    Feb 17, 2022: Amendment SA 4930, under the order of 2/17/2022, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 45. Record Vote Number: 63.

    Rejected

  • S.Amdt. 4929SenateSen. Mike LeeR-UT· offered Feb 16, 2022Rejected

    To prohibit funding for COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

    Feb 17, 2022: Amendment SA 4929 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 47. Record Vote Number: 61.

    Rejected

  • S.Amdt. 4928SenateSen. Ted CruzR-TX· offered Feb 16, 2022No vote recorded

    Feb 16, 2022: Senate amendment submitted

    Offered, no vote recorded

  • S.Amdt. 4927SenateSen. Ted CruzR-TX· offered Feb 16, 2022Rejected

    To prohibit the use of Federal funding for schools and early childhood development facilities that enforce COVID-19 vaccine mandates on children in order to protect the rights of parents to make medical decisions that affect their child.

    Feb 17, 2022: Amendment SA 4927 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 49. Record Vote Number: 62.

    Rejected
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Amendments offered to this bill in either chamber, as the Library of Congress records them: each with a status read from its last recorded step: agreed to, rejected, withdrawn, ruled out of order, fell with another amendment, or offered with no vote recorded (most Senate amendments are only ever offered). The wording of each amendment is the source’s. Amendments to amendments and amendments to other bills are not listed.

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Official record

The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.