Yesterday Rep. Lowey (D,NY) introduced HR 8900 (this is not an ‘official’ copy of the bill), the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021. The bill is a ‘clean’, short-term extension of the current spending authority for FY 2021. It would extend that authority thru December 18th, 2020. The House is scheduled to take up the bill this afternoon under the suspension of the rules process. This means limited debate, no floor amendments and it would require a super-majority to pass the bill.
The bill does include extensions of a number of Medicare, Medicaid, and public health programs for the same period.
The House is expected to pass this bill with significant bipartisan support and the Senate will take it up later this week. No word yet on the President’s intentions with respect to this bill.
The current spending authority expires at midnight on
Friday.
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