Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 1968

Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

Became lawConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Tom Cole RRepublican, introduced March 10, 2025. Policy area, as Congress files it: Economics and Public Finance.

This bill became Public Law 119-4: see the law

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Version	Date	Our copy
Enrolled Bill	Not published yet	Read our copyThe official file
Placed on Calendar Senate	March 11, 2025	Read our copyThe official file
Engrossed in House	March 11, 2025	Read our copyThe official file
Introduced in House	March 10, 2025	Read our copyThe official file
Public Law	March 16, 2025	Not checked yetThe official file

Actions

March 15, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-4.
March 15, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-4.
March 15, 2025Signed by President.
March 15, 2025Signed by President.
March 14, 2025Presented to President.
March 14, 2025Presented to President.
March 14, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
March 14, 2025Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 46. Record Vote Number: 133.
March 14, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 46. Record Vote Number: 133.
March 14, 2025Cloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 62 - 38. Record Vote Number: 128. (CR S1768)
March 14, 2025Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (CR S1768)
March 14, 2025Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1768-1772)
March 14, 2025Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (CR S1768)
March 14, 2025Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (CR S1768)
March 12, 2025Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S1700)
March 12, 2025Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S1681)
March 11, 2025Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 26.
March 11, 2025Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (Legislative Day March 10, 2025).
March 11, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
March 11, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 213 (Roll no. 70). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1102-1113)
March 11, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 213 (Roll no. 70). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1102-1113)
March 11, 2025On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 213 - 216 (Roll no. 69).
March 11, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1124-1126)
March 11, 2025POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 1968, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Meng demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
March 11, 2025The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
March 11, 2025Ms. Meng moved to recommit to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H1123-1124)
March 11, 2025The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
March 11, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1968.
March 11, 2025Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 25, H.R. 1156 and H.R. 1968. The resolution provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 25, H.R. 1156, and H.R. 1968 under a closed rule. Also, the resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.
March 11, 2025Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 211. (consideration: CR H1102-1124)
March 11, 2025Rule H. Res. 211 passed House.
March 11, 2025Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 211 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 25, H.R. 1156 and H.R. 1968. The resolution provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 25, H.R. 1156, and H.R. 1968 under a closed rule. Also, the resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.
March 10, 2025Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
March 10, 2025Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
March 10, 2025Introduced in House
March 10, 2025Introduced in House

Committees

Appropriations Committee (House)Unknown, March 11, 2025; Unknown, March 11, 2025; Referred To, March 10, 2025
Budget Committee (House)Referred To, March 10, 2025

Hearings

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Who lobbied on this bill

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14 lobbying reports name H.R. 1968, for 14 clients.

Lobbying reports that name H.R. 1968
Client	Registrant	Amount for the whole quarter	Lobbyists named for this issue	Filed	Report
AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED	AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDSecond quarter of 2026	$293,768reported as expenses	SHELBY LYNNE HAGENAUER BRIAN GLENN JOHN NEWTON AUTUMN LANKFORD TRAVIS CUSHMAN RYAN RANDOLPH YATES RUDOLPH THEODORE LAYHER jr COURTNEY BRIGGS JOHNIE WALTER BOATRIGHT	July 17, 2026	Open the report
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS	AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSSecond quarter of 2026	$303,370reported as expenses	MARTIN HIGHT CAROLINE M SEVIER CARLOS CONDARCO ELEANOR LAMB MATTHEW MCGINN	July 17, 2026	Open the report
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION	AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONSecond quarter of 2026	$660,000reported as expenses	MARKUS HYBNER WARD WILLIAM MCCARRAGHER ANASTASIA TIONGSON BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ KATIE MABRY TANEESHA JOHNSON JILLIAN KINDER	July 16, 2026	Open the report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES	AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVESSecond quarter of 2026	$1,172,100reported as expenses	MEGAN EISENSTEIN TODD HAUPTLI JOEL BACON BRADLEY P VAN DAM STEPHANIE GUPTA JUSTIN BARKOWSKI KAREN KUHLMAN HANNAH GENOVESE	July 16, 2026	Open the report
OCEAN CONSERVANCY	OCEAN CONSERVANCYSecond quarter of 2026	$260,000reported as expenses	KATHERINE TSANTIRIS CAITLIN HART SARA ELIZABETH WANOUS NAYYIR RANSOME RAFEED HUSSAIN	July 16, 2026	Open the report
OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION	OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATIONSecond quarter of 2026	$200,000reported as expenses	MARK W BECKSTROM	July 16, 2026	Open the report
CROPLIFE AMERICA	CROPLIFE AMERICASecond quarter of 2026	$736,121reported as expenses	JEFFERY BLACKWOOD JAY IVEY ALEXANDRA DAPOLITO DUNN SALLY PARKINSON WINFIELD SCOTT HERNDON	July 16, 2026	Open the report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATERFRONT EMPLOYERS	BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONSSecond quarter of 2026	$50,000reported as income	STEPHEN PERANICH DAVID JANSEN STEVEN WALL	July 16, 2026	Open the report
ECONOMIC SECURITY PROJECT ACTION, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES	ECONOMIC SECURITY PROJECT ACTION, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATESSecond quarter of 2026	$150,000reported as expenses	ANNA AURILIO LAYLA OGHABIANFormer position, as reported: Legislative Advocate	July 16, 2026	Open the report
AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION	AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATIONSecond quarter of 2026	$320,000reported as expenses	SCOTT VERSTANDIG JAMES COON	July 15, 2026	Open the report
AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION	AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATIONSecond quarter of 2026	$280,000reported as expenses	ERIC STANTON MASTEN WILLIAM KNUDSEN KEVIN STUTMAN	July 15, 2026	Open the report
INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE	AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSSecond quarter of 2026	The report gives no amount	CAROLINE M SEVIER CARLOS CONDARCO ELEANOR LAMB	July 15, 2026	Open the report
THE EDUCATION TRUST	THE EDUCATION TRUSTSecond quarter of 2026	$78,200reported as expenses	REID M SETZER BLAIR WRISTON ANNETTE KEI BARILE	July 14, 2026	Open the report
AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION	AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATIONSecond quarter of 2026	$63,025reported as expenses	JOHN FALARDEAUFormer position, as reported: Sr. Vice President	July 1, 2026	Open the report

A lobbying report states the registrant's income from the client (a lobbying firm) or its own lobbying expenses (an organization lobbying for itself), for the whole quarter and every issue together, rounded to the nearest $10,000. A report under $5,000 states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.

Reports read: 0 of 1 quarters read in full (2026-Q2). With no registered key the service allows 15 requests a minute, so this covers the latest quarter only. With a key it covers four.

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Lobbyists and registrants report their political contributions twice a year (form LD-203). A contribution is listed here when the report was filed by a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports or by a registrant that filed one of them, and its payee is the member's own committee as the FEC lists it, under the exact-name rule. The contribution's date is as reported and can fall before or after the lobbying.