H.R. 6617: Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-02-07 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Became Public Law No: 117-86.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-02-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 6 recorded votes in our records. Latest: Senate vote 60 (2022): On the Cloture Motion, HR6617 (2022-02-17), Cloture Motion Agreed to. See all
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 117-86. (final step reached)
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Official title

Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act

Plain summary

Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act This bill provides continuing FY2022 appropriations for federal agencies and extends several expiring authorities. Specifically, the bill provides continuing FY2022 appropriations to federal agencies through the earlier of March 11, 2022, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations act. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2022 appropriations bills have not been enacted when the existing CR expires on February 18, 2022. The CR funds most programs and activities at the FY2021 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility or additional appropriations for various programs. For example, the CR includes provisions that address the President's authority to draw down defense articles and services to respond to unforeseen emergencies, procurement of the Columbia-class submarine, the Department of Defense's response to the contamination of drinking water near the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii, and the Department of the Interior's implementation of enterprise cybersecurity safeguards. In addition, the bill extends several expiring authorities, including the authority for the Department of Health and Human Services to make certain appointments for the National Disaster Medical System, the special assessment under the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 on nonindigent people or entities convicted of certain criminal offenses (e.g., sexual abuse and trafficking), the temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, and the current Medicaid federal matching rate (also known as the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage or FMAP) for certain territories. The bill also exempts the budgetary effects of these extensions from (1) the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), (2) the Senate PAYGO rule, and (3) certain budget scorekeeping rules.

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Official text

Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6617, Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act (2022-02-07)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

House roll call 39 (2022): On Passage, HR6617 (2022-02-08): Passed
Senate vote 60 (2022): On the Cloture Motion, HR6617 (2022-02-17): Cloture Motion Agreed to
Senate vote 61 (2022): On the Amendment, HR6617 (2022-02-17): Amendment Rejected
Senate vote 62 (2022): On the Amendment, HR6617 (2022-02-17): Amendment Rejected
Senate vote 63 (2022): On the Amendment, HR6617 (2022-02-17): Amendment Rejected
Senate vote 64 (2022): On Passage of the Bill, HR6617 (2022-02-17): Bill Passed

Words on this page, explained (5)

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.
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.
Statute: A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr6617.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr6617 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117