About HR1625

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018

Policy Area: Economics and Public Finance

Sponsor: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] (R-CA)

Latest Action (2018-03-23): Became Public Law No: 115-141.

Summary

Highlights: This bill provides FY2018 appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of FY2018. The bill also provides additional Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism funding, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. The bill extends several expiring programs, including: several immigration programs, the National Flood Insurance Program, federal aviation programs and taxes, pesticide registration fees, the Generalized System of Preferences, customs user fees, and the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact information from financial disclosures. The bill also includes legislation that addresses a wide range of policy issues and programs, including: criminal background checks, school safety, Federal Communications Commission programs, environmental programs and regulations, public lands, wildfire suppression funding, tax policy, safeguarding amateur athletes against abuse, abstinence education, Arizona school funding, the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program, Medicare payments, labor rules, small businesses, human trafficking, and limitations on assistance to the Palestinian Authority. The bill also exempts specified provisions from the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), the Senate PAYGO rule, and other budget enforcement rules. Full Summary: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of the divis

Subjects: Access Board, Administrative Conference of the U.S., Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Adoption and foster care, Afghanistan, Agricultural conservation and pollution, Agricultural marketing and promotion, Air quality

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