Bill > HR5450

This bill provides continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and extends various programs and authorities. * **Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2026:** Funds are appropriated at the same rate as fiscal year 2025 for ongoing projects and activities that do not have specific appropriations for fiscal year 2026. These funds are available until October 31, 2025, or until a regular appropriations bill for fiscal year 2026 is enacted. * **Department of Defense Restrictions:** Funds for the Department of Defense cannot be used for new production items not funded in prior years, to increase production rates above fiscal year 2025 levels, or to start or continue projects not funded in fiscal year 2025. Multi-year procurements using advance procurement funding are also restricted unless specifically appropriated later. * **Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC):** $8,200,000,000 is appropriated for WIC. * **Department of Justice - U.S. Marshals Service:** * $30,000,000 is appropriated for protective operations and enhancing federal judicial security, available until September 30, 2027. * $30,000,000 is appropriated for courthouse security renovations and upgrades, available until expended. * **The Judiciary:** * $28,000,000 is appropriated for the protection of Supreme Court Justices' residences, available until expended. * $52,000,000 is appropriated for security improvements at courthouses and federal court facilities, available until expended. * $1,534,910,000 is provided for Defender Services. * **Department of Homeland Security - Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA):** Funds are made available for the Disaster Relief Fund to carry out response and recovery activities. * **Department of Agriculture - Forest Service:** Funds are available for wildfire suppression activities. * **Department of Health and Human Services - Indian Health Service:** * An additional $72,265,000 is provided for staffing and operating facilities that were opened, renovated, or expanded in fiscal years 2025 and 2026. * An additional $8,050,000 is provided for costs associated with staffing and operating facilities that were opened, renovated, or expanded in fiscal years 2025 and 2026. * **Corporation for Public Broadcasting:** $490,960,000 is appropriated for fiscal year 2026, available until September 30, 2026. * **Various Program Extensions:** The bill extends numerous programs and authorities, primarily through October 31, 2025, across health, human services, Medicaid, veterans affairs, and other miscellaneous areas. These include extensions for community health centers, the National Health Service Corps, Medicare-dependent hospitals, telehealth flexibilities, and various veterans' programs. * **Tax Credit Extension:** The bill permanently extends enhanced tax credits for health insurance, with changes to the applicable percentages.