Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024
Floor Speech
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Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 7463) making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 7463
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024''. SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. References.
DIVISION A--EXTENSION OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 DIVISION B--OTHER MATTERS SEC. 3. REFERENCES.
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.
DIVISION A--EXTENSION OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
Sec. 101. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 (division A of Public Law 118-15) is further amended--
(1) by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting ``March 22, 2024''; and
(2) by striking the date specified in section 106(4) and inserting ``March 8, 2024''. This division may be cited as the ``Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024''. DIVISION B--OTHER MATTERS SEC. 101. MODIFICATION TO FAFSA.
(a) In General.--Section 475(g)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087oo(g)(1)), as amended by the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116-260), is further amended to read as follows:
``(1) In general.--The student's available income is equal to--
``(A) the difference between the student's total income (determined in accordance with section 480) and the adjustment to student income (determined in accordance with paragraph (2)); multiplied by
``(B) 50 percent, except that the amount determined under this paragraph shall not be less than -$1,500 for award year 2024-2025 and not less than zero for award year 2025-2026 and each award year thereafter.''.
(b) Appropriation.--Section 401(b)(7)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(7)(A))), as amended by the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116-260), is further amended to read as follows:
``(A) In general.--In addition to any funds appropriated under paragraph (6) and any funds made available for this section under any appropriations Act, there are authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated (out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated) to carry out this section--
``(i) $1,170,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
``(ii) $3,170,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;
``(iii) $2,170,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and
``(iv) $1,236,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each succeeding fiscal year.''.
(c) No Effect on Previous Appropriations.--Section 401(b)(7)(B)(i) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(7)(B)(i)), as amended by the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116-260) and section 102(b) of the FAFSA Simplification Act Technical Corrections Act (division R of Public Law 117-103), is amended by striking ``or 2023'' and inserting ``2023, or 2024''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect and apply as if included in the FAFSA Simplification Act and in accordance with section 701(b) of such Act, as amended by section 102(a) of the FAFSA Simplification Act Technical Corrections Act (division R of Public Law 117-103) (including the authorization provided under section 102(c)(1)(A) of such Act). SEC. 102. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
(a) Statutory PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this division shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As- You-Go Act of 2010.
(b) Senate PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this division shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).
(c) Classification of Budgetary Effects.--Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105-217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this division shall not be estimated--
(1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act;
(2) for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and
(3) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act.
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Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of this short- term continuing resolution. This bill extends government funding until March 8 for four bills and March 22 for the others.
Given the differences between this year's House and Senate bills, we knew finding common ground would not be easy. Nonetheless, we have made progress, and we need a few more weeks to finish drafting the bills. We also need to give Members adequate time to review them.
In the meantime, we can't afford a harmful government shutdown.
Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this CR, and I reserve the balance of my time.
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Ms. GRANGER. DeLauro), the ranking member.
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Ms. GRANGER. Jackson Lee).
Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairwoman Granger and Ranking Member DeLauro for their leadership.
Mr. Speaker, 331 million Americans are depending on us to save their lives. If we do not vote today, we will cause the loss of life. We did not vote for the supplemental that the President sent over almost a year ago to deal with the southern border, and lives have been lost. As a Texan, I will not accept your challenge that I want people to die, or that this constitutional right of the power of the purse is one that I have used recklessly.
They have used it responsibly, and the budget numbers, whether it is Nancy Pelosi or the negotiators, are responsible for helping the 331 million Americans.
In my State, your State, you will not pay 172,000 Active-Duty soldiers when we don't pass this today. The Small Business Administration will stop handling $2 billion in loans. There will be no reentry programs for those who are trying to get their life straight. We will eliminate the funding for our public schools at the Department of Education in programs like early education and child nutrition. We will stop 176,000 people from flying and airport travel because you will not be able to fund aspects of Homeland Security. Mr. Speaker, 786,000 people would lose their access to the women and infant program, which I understand is one of those that are being attacked.
You are causing the loss of life, and I will not stand here and accept that challenge. You are my friends and we work together, but your arguments are false. The responsibility of the power of the purse is to be responsible.
Mr. Speaker, 168,000 Federal workers who do vital work will be lost if we do not proceed.
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Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
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