About the bill
This bill became the vehicle for passage of continuing appropriations which re-opened the federal government after a three-day shut-down. The bill:
- extended funding for government programs at levels similar to existing funding through Feb. 8, 2018
- extended the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for six years
- extended the existing suspensions of the Affordable Care Act's medical device excise tax through 2019 and the tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage through 2021
- saved $1M through an unrelated provision that would restrict the distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register, the government's daily publication of agency notices and new regulations, to Members of Congress and other officials, which was the original subject of the bill before it became the vehicle for passage of other matters
Continuing appropriations are stop-gap …
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jan 22, 2018
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on January 22, 2018.
Position statements
What stakeholders are saying
Incorporated legislation
This bill incorporates provisions from:
H.R. 3922: CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act
Passed House (Senate next) on Nov 3, 2017. 18% incorporated. (compare text)
H.R. 4872: End The Shutdown Act of 2018
Introduced on Jan 20, 2018. 76% incorporated. (compare text)
S. 1195: Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017
Introduced on May 22, 2017. 100% incorporated. (compare text)
History
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Jan 3, 2017
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Introduced
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Feb 14, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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May 17, 2017
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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May 17, 2017
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Reported by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
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Jul 26, 2017
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Considered by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Nov 3, 2017
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Source Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3922 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 195 (115th). |
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Nov 8, 2017
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Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
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Dec 21, 2017
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Jan 18, 2018
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Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes. This was a vote to make H.R. 195 the vehicle for passage for short-term continuing appropriations through Feb. 16, 2018, averting a government shutdown when a previous short-term funding bill … |
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Jan 20, 2018
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Failed Cloture in the Senate
The Senate must often vote to end debate before voting on a bill, called a cloture vote. The vote on cloture failed. This is often considered a filibuster. The Senate may try again. This was the second procedural vote to pass H.R. 195, the vehicle for passage for short-term continuing appropriations through Feb. 16, 2018, in the Senate. This was a vote … |
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Jan 22, 2018
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. |
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Jan 22, 2018
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House Agreed to Changes
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
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Jan 22, 2018
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 195 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 195. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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