Here is What is Included in the American Relief Act 2025 (H.R. 10545)

In a dramatic last-minute effort to avert a government shutdown, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) late Friday evening, funding federal agencies through March 14, 2025.

The bill passed with a 366-34 vote and now awaits Senate approval and President Biden’s signature to become law.

Below is a breakdown of the funding allocations across various sectors:

Division A: Continuing Appropriations

This section extends government funding until March 14, 2025, ensuring the uninterrupted operation of essential federal programs.

Key Allocations:

• District of Columbia Emergency Planning:
  • $90 million allocated for emergency planning, including $50 million for the 2025 Presidential Inauguration.
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):
  • $625 million to maintain the Geostationary Earth Orbit acquisition schedule.
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI):
  • $16.668 million for cybersecurity and national security system upgrades.
• Defense Shipbuilding:
  • $5.996 billion for Columbia Class Submarine construction.
  • $2.922 billion for additional Columbia Class Submarine activities.
  • $5.691 billion for Virginia Class Submarine production and workforce improvements.
• Treasury Department – Cybersecurity:
  • $908,000 for terrorism and financial intelligence measures.
• Education Support:
  • Funds for student loan servicing and aid processing.

Division B: Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations

Focused on addressing the aftermath of natural disasters from 2023-2024, this section allocates billions for recovery and infrastructure support.

Agriculture and Forestry

• Disaster Relief for Agriculture:
  • $30.78 billion for crop, livestock, and infrastructure losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024, including $2 billion earmarked for livestock losses and $10 billion for economic assistance.
  • $30 million for crop insurance reimbursements.
  • ⁠$3 million for molasses testing.
• Emergency Conservation Programs:
  • $828 million to restore disaster-affected conservation projects.
• Emergency Forest Restoration:
  • $356.535 million to rehabilitate damaged forests.
• Emergency Watershed Protection:
  • $920 million to restore watersheds impacted by severe weather.

Rural Development

• Rural Disaster Assistance Fund:
  • $362.5 million for rural infrastructure recovery projects.

Food Assistance

• Commodity Assistance Program:
  • $25 million for emergency food aid infrastructure in disaster-hit regions.

Economic Recovery

• Economic Development Assistance:
  • $1.51 billion for flood mitigation, disaster recovery, and infrastructure restoration.
• NOAA Disaster Recovery:
  • $244 million for repair and replacement of observing assets, mapping systems, and geodesy services.
  • $499 million for hurricane hunter aircraft and disaster response tools.
• Fisheries Disaster Assistance:
  • $300 million to support fisheries affected by natural disasters.

Division C: Public Health and Medicare

Key Healthcare Provisions:

• Medicare Support:
  • Extensions for rural hospital funding, telehealth programs, and temporary coverage of oral antiviral drugs.
• Public Health Programs:
  • Continued funding for Community Health Centers, National Health Service Corps, and diabetes programs.
• Medicaid Adjustments:
  • Reversal of disproportionate hospital payment cuts.

Division D: Defense and Infrastructure

Department of Defense:

• Army Disaster Recovery:
  • $451.894 million for repairing damage caused by storms, hurricanes, and other natural disasters.
• Navy Recovery Operations:
  • $1.454 billion to address disaster-related costs.

NASA:

• Facilities Repair:
  • $740.2 million for repairing infrastructure damaged by hurricanes, typhoons, and tornadoes.

Federal Prison System:

• $64.795 million for disaster-related building repairs.

U.S. Marshals Service:

• $12 million for enhanced security at Supreme Court Justice residences.

Veterans Affairs:

• Flexibilities to fund veterans’ health and community care services during emergencies.

The full text of the bill (H.R. 10545) is available below: