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Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024

Public Law 118-40 · H.R. 7463 · 118th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Joe Biden (D) on Mar 1, 2024 · Economics and Public Finance

Sponsor: Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX-12)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 320 yea, 99 nay320–99
  • SenateRecorded vote: 77 yea, 13 nay77–13
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Summary

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

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.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 118th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 320 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

320 yea99 nay13 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(207)

Republicans who voted yea(113)

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The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 776 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

The record lists no related bills.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 19 actions.

  1. Mar 1, 2024Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 118-40.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Feb 29, 2024FloorFloor · Passed Senate, under the order of 2/29/2024, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 77 - 13. Record Vote Number: 67.Senate roll call 67
  6. FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Cruz to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 32 - 58. Record Vote Number: 66.Senate roll call 66
  7. FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Lee to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 12 - 77. Record Vote Number: 65.Senate roll call 65
  8. FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Marshall to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 14 - 76. Record Vote Number: 64.Senate roll call 64
  9. FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
  10. FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  11. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 320 - 99 (Roll no. 58).House roll call 58
  12. FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
  13. FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  14. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7463.
  15. FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
  16. FloorFloor · Ms. Granger moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  17. CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate.
  18. Feb 28, 2024CommitteeCommittee · 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.
  19. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments

1 amendment offered to the bill, with the last recorded step of each.

  • S.Amdt. 1614SenateSen. Rand PaulR-KY· offered Feb 29, 2024Rejected

    To establish prohibitions relating to the purchase or sale of State or municipal securities.

    Feb 29, 2024: Amendment SA 1614, under the order of 2/29/2024, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 37 - 53. Record Vote Number: 63.

    Rejected
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Official record

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