Bill > HR9494

This bill provides continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2025 and enacts the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. * **Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2025:** This division appropriates such amounts as may be necessary to continue government operations at the same rate as fiscal year 2024, referencing the relevant appropriations acts for that year. These funds are available until March 28, 2025, or until a regular appropriations bill for fiscal year 2025 is enacted. * **Department of Defense:** An additional $1,950,000,000 is appropriated for the Virginia Class Submarine program, available until September 30, 2029. * **Corps of Engineers—Civil:** Up to $37,600,000 (adjusted for inflation) is allocated for reserving and operating flood storage at Hugh Keenleyside Dam to mitigate flood risk in the Columbia River Basin. * **Department of Energy:** Funds are available to sustain specialized security activities within "Environmental and Other Defense Activities—Other Defense Activities." * **General Services Administration:** $10,202,314 is appropriated for Presidential Transition expenses. * **District of Columbia:** $47,000,000 is provided for emergency planning and security costs related to the Presidential Inauguration in January 2025. * **Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA):** An additional $10,000,000,000 is appropriated to the Disaster Relief Fund, with $9,500,000,000 specifically for major disasters declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. * **Department of the Interior (National Park Service):** $5,000,000 is provided for security and visitor safety activities related to the Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies. * **Department of Health and Human Services (Indian Health Service):** $24,262,000 is provided for staffing and operating Indian Health Service facilities, and $2,060,000 for Indian Health Facilities. * **Payments to deceased Representatives' families:** $174,000 each is appropriated for the widows of Donald M. Payne, Jr., and William Pascrell, Jr., and for the heirs of Sheila Jackson Lee. * **Department of Veterans Affairs:** Funds are available for Medical Services and Medical Support and Compliance to maintain current program operations. * **Department of Transportation:** Funds are available to maintain Essential Air Service program operations. * **Department of Housing and Urban Development:** Unobligated balances from prior fiscal years for Tenant-Based Rental Assistance can be used to prevent termination of rental assistance for families due to insufficient funding. * **Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act):** This division amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require individuals registering to vote in federal elections to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship. It defines acceptable forms of proof and requires states to implement processes to verify citizenship and remove non-citizens from voter rolls. The Election Assistance Commission is tasked with providing guidance on these new requirements.