Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Explained
| Shorttitle: | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 |
| Longtitle: | An act making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes. |
| Enacted By: | 117th |
| Effective Date: | December 29, 2022 |
| Leghisturl: | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2617 |
| Introducedin: | House |
| Introducedbill: | (Performance Enhancement Reform Act) |
| Introducedby: | Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) |
| Introduceddate: | April 13, 2021 |
| Committees: | United States House Committee on Oversight and Reform |
| Passedbody1: | House of Representatives |
| Passeddate1: | September 28, 2021 |
| Passedvote1: | 414–10 |
| Passedbody2: | Senate |
| Passeddate2: | November 15, 2022 |
| Passedvote2: | unanimous consent |
| Passedbody3: | Senate |
| Passeddate3: | December 22, 2022 |
| Passedvote3: | 68–29 as Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 |
| Passedas3: | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 |
| Agreedbody3: | House |
| Agreeddate3: | December 23, 2022 |
| Agreedvote3: | 225–201–1 |
| Signedpresident: | Joe Biden |
| Signeddate: | December 29, 2022 |
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 is a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill funding the U.S. federal government for the 2023 fiscal year.[1] [2] It includes funding for a range of domestic and foreign policy priorities, including support for Ukraine, defense spending, and aid for regions affected by natural disasters. It also includes provisions related to advanced transportation research, health care, electoral reform, and restrictions on the use of the social media app TikTok.
Congress passed the Act on December 23, 2022, and President Joe Biden signed it into law on December 29.[3]
Additional provisions
In addition to the 12 annual regular appropriations bills (divisions A through L), the Act has several other provisions, including:
- Division M: the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023, including:
- a section similar to the proposed Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act, a bill allowing the use of assets seized from Russian oligarchs to fund the rebuilding of Ukraine[4] (Section 1708)
- Division N: the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023
- Division O: extenders and technical corrections
- Division P: the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022,[5] comprising:
- Title I: the Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022, the largest reform to the counting of electoral votes since 1886[6]
- Title II: the Presidential Transition Improvement Act
- Division Q: aviation-related matters
- Division R: the No TikTok on Government Devices Act, a bill banning the use of the video-sharing app TikTok on federal computers and portable devices
- Division S: oceans-related matters
- Division T: the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022
- Division U: the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022
- Division V: the STRONG Veterans Act of 2022
- Division W: the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022
- Division X: extension of authorization for special assessment for Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund
- Division Y: the CONTRACT Act of 2022
- Division Z: the COVS Act
- Division AA: financial-services matters
- Division BB: consumer protection and commerce
- Division CC: water-related matters
- Division DD: public land management
- Division EE: post office designations
- Division FF: the Health Extenders, Improving Access to Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP, and Strengthening Public Health Act of 2022, including:
- Title II: a funding increase of $1.5 billion to ARPA-H[7]
- Division GG: the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, an antitrust bill that raises acquisition filings fees for large transactions,[8] including:
- Division HH: agriculture
- Division II: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, a bill to increase workplace accommodations for pregnant workers[10]
- Division JJ: North Atlantic Right Whales
- Division KK: the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, a bill requiring organizations to provide time and space for breastfeeding parents
- Division LL: the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act
- Division MM: the Fairness for 9/11 Families Act
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Notes and References
- News: 2022-12-23 . House passes $1.7tn spending bill to avert US government shutdown . 2022-12-25 . . en.
- News: Cochrane . Emily . 2022-12-23 . House Clears $1.7 Trillion Spending Package, Averting Shutdown . en-US . . 2022-12-25 . 0362-4331 . Washington.
- News: Tankersley . Jim . 2022-12-30 . Biden Signs Government Funding Bill, Preventing Shutdown . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-01-05 . 0362-4331.
- News: Paybarah . Azi . 2022-12-22 . Senate backs plan to use money from seized Russian assets to aid Ukraine . en . . 2022-12-27.
- News: Wang . Amy B . Goodwin . Liz . 2022-12-23 . originally published December 19, 2022 . House joins Senate in passing Electoral Count Act overhaul in response to Jan. 6 attack . en . . 2022-12-28.
- News: 2022-12-22 . House passes the $1.7tn US spending bill. But what's in it? . en-GB . . 2022-12-25.
- Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H): Overview and Selected Issues (Report 47568). Kavya Sekar . Marcy E. Gallo. May 23, 2023. Congressional Research Service. July 1, 2023.
- Web site: Gold . Ashley . 2022-12-20 . Tech legislation's 2022 scorecard . 2022-12-25 . . en.
- Web site: Feiner . Lauren . 2022-12-23 . TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill passed by Congress . 2022-12-26 . . en.
- News: Wiessner . Daniel . 2022-12-22 . U.S. Senate passes increased protections for pregnant workers . en . . 2022-12-25.
