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H.J.Res. 123: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.

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H.J.Res. 123: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-12-04 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Signed by President.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-12-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 670 (2017): On Passage, HJRES123 (2017-12-07), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Signed by President. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 7, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) DIVISION A--FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (Sec. 101) This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 to extend the expiration date of the FY2018 Continuing Resolution (CR) from December 8, 2017, to December 22, 2017. The division provides continuing appropriations for federal agencies through the earlier of December 22, 2017, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations legislation. It prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur when the existing CR expires because none of the 12 FY2018 regular appropriations bills that fund the federal government have been enacted. DIVISION B--CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP) ALLOCATION REDISTRIBUTION SPECIAL RULE (Sec. 201) This division amends title XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program [CHIP]) of the Social Security Act to establish a special rule, with respect to the first quarter of FY2018, for the redistribution of unused CHIP allotments to state child health plans experiencing emergency shortfalls. Specifically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must redistribute unused allotments to each such state in an amount equal to the state's emergency shortfall before the CMS may redistribute the allotments to any state that is experiencing a nonemergency shortfall.

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Official text

Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Sponsor: Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] · 0 cosponsors

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Words on this page, explained (6)
Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Continuing resolution
A temporary law that keeps government agencies funded, usually at the previous year's levels, when the regular yearly spending bills are not finished by the start of the fiscal year.
Fiscal year
The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hjres123 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115