A three-month stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown has been passed by Congress, but it includes numerous controversial additions that have sparked criticism.
Washington — Congressional leaders unveiled a stopgap measure late Thursday to keep the government funded for three months, pushing a larger funding fight into the new year. But the 1,500-page measure, known as a continuing resolution, would do more than keep the government funded at current levels to prevent a government shutdown. The bill is laden with dozens of add-ons that make it resemble the massive end-of-year spending packages that GOP leaders have vowed to avoid.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said ahead of the measure's release on Tuesday that it was originally intended to be 'a very simple, very clean' stopgap funding measure to get the party into the new year. But the Louisiana Republican said a 'couple of intervening things' occurred, and he is now left to deal with growing discontent among members of his own party. Here are some of the bill's major add-ons:Disaster fundingThe legislation includes $110.4 billion in disaster aid: $29 billion for FEMA's disaster relief fund; $8 billion for federal highways and roads; $12 billion for the Community Development Block grants and disaster relief; and $3.25 billion for Tribal Assistance grants. It also replenishes the Small Business Administration's disaster loan program with $2.2 billion. The program was exhausted in the aftermath of Hurricanes Milton and Helene earlier this year. The measure also includes $21 billion in disaster relief for farmers and $10 billion in economic assistance for farmers, along with a one-year extension of the farm bill.RFK stadium transferThe legislation clears the way for a long-sought priority in Washington, D.C.: transferring administrative jurisdiction over the RFK Memorial Stadium Campus to the district, which will allow the city to negotiate the return of the Washington Commanders football team. The Commanders currently play in Landover, Maryland, and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has vowed to bring the team back to the Distric
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