HR4366-118

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Nov 1, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This is the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024, an omnibus spending bill that funds the federal government. It provides appropriations for all major federal departments and agencies, including Defense, Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Veterans Affairs, and many others. The bill sets spending levels, establishes program requirements, and includes various policy provisions (riders) that direct or restrict how agencies may use funds.

Who Benefits and How

  • Federal contractors and grantees receive continued funding for programs across all departments, ensuring ongoing government contracts and grants.
  • Military housing contractors benefit from million transfer to Navy family housing improvement.
  • Rural communities benefit from continued USDA loan programs for housing, utilities, and development.
  • Veterans receive healthcare funding and expanded fertility treatment coverage.
  • Transportation infrastructure projects receive funding through federal-aid highways and transit programs.
  • State and local governments receive continued block grants and assistance programs.

Who Bears the Burden and How

  • Federal agencies face restrictions on fund use through numerous policy riders, including limits on regulatory activities.
  • Department of Energy contractors face restrictions on detailing staff to Congress or Executive Branch.
  • Food manufacturers face continued FDA oversight though some Listeria and sodium regulation actions are restricted.
  • Federal employees face potential rescissions of unobligated balances from prior year appropriations.

Key Provisions

  • Funds the Department of Defense including military construction and family housing programs
  • Continues agricultural programs including rural housing, farm loans, and conservation programs
  • Maintains HUD programs including homeless assistance grants and housing vouchers
  • Provides transportation funding including Federal-aid highways and transit grants
  • Funds Veterans Affairs healthcare and benefits programs
  • Includes policy riders restricting various agency activities and regulatory actions
  • Rescinds various unobligated balances from prior year appropriations
  • Extends certain program authorizations including TANF and livestock mandatory reporting

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

Provides consolidated appropriations for the federal government for fiscal year 2024, funding multiple agencies across defense, agriculture, commerce, justice, housing, transportation, veterans affairs, and other departments.

Who Benefits

  • Federal contractors
  • Grant recipients
  • Rural communities

Who Bears Costs

  • Federal agencies with restricted fund use
  • Regulatory agencies facing policy rider limitations
  • Programs with rescinded prior year balances

Key Policy Areas

Appropriations, Defense, Agriculture, Housing, Transportation, Veterans Affairs, Energy, Commerce, Justice, Interior, Health and Human Services, State Department, Labor

Primary Purpose

Provides consolidated appropriations for the federal government for fiscal year 2024, funding multiple agencies across defense, agriculture, commerce, justice, housing, transportation, veterans affairs, and other departments.

Policy Domains

Appropriations Defense Agriculture Housing Transportation Veterans Affairs Energy Commerce Justice Interior Health and Human Services State Department Labor

Legislative Strategy

"Omnibus appropriations package combining all discretionary spending into single bill to ensure passage before fiscal year end"

Legislative Progress

Mar 6, 2024

Nov 1, 2023

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
191 mentions across 188 clauses
+88 positive -98 negative ?5 uncertain

APHIS employees responding to disease outbreaks, ATF Canine Training Center in Front Royal, Army National Military Cemeteries

DOT operating administrations, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, Department of Transportation, Department of the Interior, Federal agencies, Federal employees, THUD agencies face effects in multiple directions

Positive-direction: APHIS employees responding to disease outbreaks, ATF Canine Training Center in Front Royal, Army National Military Cemeteries, BSEE decommissioning operations, Bureau of Prisons employees, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, COFA spending, Compact administration, DOE IIJA program administrators, DOE Office of Inspector General, DOT IT operations, DOT aviation security programs, FAA Administrative Services, FAA operations, FAA regional operations centers, FHWA and FRA training programs, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal agencies implementing compact programs, Federal employees receiving transit benefits, Federal wildland firefighters, Federated States of Micronesia, Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, Forest ecosystem health programs, Freely Associated States, Freely Associated States receiving compact assistance, GAO, Government National Mortgage Association, Government agencies needing work animals, HHS implementation and data programs, HUD Chief Data Officer, HUD IT systems, HUD administrative offices, HUD operations, HUD-supervised corporations, Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations, Indian trust beneficiaries, Inspector General offices, Inspectors General, Intelligence agencies, Interior Department appraisers, Interior Department bureaus, Interior Department facilities, Interior wildfire programs, Military departments, NOAA, NRCS technical service providers, NTIA, National Park Service NY/NJ operations, National Weather Service employees, Native Alaskan housing recipients from FY2005, Office of the US Trade Representative, Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Treasury, Tribal educational organizations, Tribally-controlled schools, Tribes with 105(l) facility leases, USDA FSIS, USDA Office of General Counsel, USDA Rural Development, USDA administrative staff, Underfunded tribes, VA administrative offices, VA employees, World War I Centennial Commission

Negative-direction: Bureau of Prisons and US Marshals, Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce Department programs with unobligated funds, Commerce, DOJ, NSF, NASA, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Commerce, NASA, NSF employees traveling to China, Corps of Engineers, Corps of Engineers and Energy Department, Corps of Engineers dredging operations, DOE contractors detailed to other branches, DOJ training programs using live animals, DOT industrial control system procurements, DOT political appointees, DOT senior executives, Department of Defense real estate, Department of Energy, Employee training programs, Energy and Water agencies, Executive Branch, Executive branch agencies producing news content, FAA, FAA employees, FAA employees receiving premium pay, FAA facilities programs, FAA regional offices and technical centers, FBI, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal agencies affected by funding reductions, Federal agencies attending international conferences, Federal agencies funded by Act, Federal agencies funded by the Act, Federal agencies funded by this Act, Federal agencies holding international conferences, Federal agencies maintaining computer networks, Federal agencies maintaining networks, Federal employees in funded agencies, Federal grant-making agencies, Federal inmates, Federal land acquisition programs, Federal law enforcement agencies, Federal programs, Federal salmon hatcheries, HUD allotment holders, HUD employees under discipline, HUD programs, Interior and Environment agencies, Interior, EPA, Forest Service, IHS, Medicaid Improvement Fund, Medicare Improvement Fund, National Technical Information Service, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Defense, Tribes facing reductions, US Attorneys with dual responsibilities, USDA Working Capital Fund, USDA administrative operations, USDA budget personnel, USDA employees and offices, USDA leadership, USDA, FDA, CFTC, FCA, USDA, FDA, CFTC, FCA staff, VA Construction office, Various FHWA programs, Various VA programs, Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterinary diagnostic programs

Healthcare
45 mentions across 39 clauses
+31 positive -10 negative ?4 uncertain

Adults needing IMD treatment, Alaska Native tribal organizations, Behavioral health researchers and policymakers

Department of Veterans Affairs faces effects in multiple directions

Positive-direction: Adults needing IMD treatment, Alaska Native tribal organizations, Behavioral health researchers and policymakers, Certified community behavioral health clinics, Combined federal medical facilities, Community health centers, Community healthcare providers serving veterans, Current diabetes supply contractors, DOD-VA health care sharing programs, Family-to-family health information centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers in Alaska, Fertility treatment providers, HCBS and institutional care residents, Incarcerated Medicaid enrollees, Institutions for mental diseases, Joint DOD-VA medical facilities, Low-income Medicare outreach programs, MAT treatment providers, Medicaid beneficiaries with substance use disorders, Mental health and SUD care providers, National Health Service Corps, Quality measure endorsement entity, State veterans homes, Teaching health centers, VA Medical Services

Negative-direction: Indian Health Service facilities, Potential new diabetes supply vendors, VA facility closure plans, VA suicide prevention services, Veterans Health Administration

State & Local Government
29 mentions across 29 clauses
+23 positive -6 negative

Choice Neighborhoods grantees, Coastal zone management grant applicants, Communities classified as Areas Rural in Character

Positive-direction: Choice Neighborhoods grantees, Coastal zone management grant applicants, Communities classified as Areas Rural in Character, Flood rehabilitation assistance recipients, Highway Trust Fund recipients, Historically disadvantaged communities, Law enforcement agencies at presidential nominating conventions, Local governments with zoning authority, Local stakeholders opposing project, Low-density states with bridge condition issues, Metropolitan cities at risk of losing CDBG entitlement status, OJP grant recipients, Performance Partnership Pilot participants, Persistent poverty counties, Public housing authorities, Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones, Rural communities with 2023 disaster damage, State conservation program administrators, State highway programs, State, local, and tribal governments working with NOAA, States developing reentry health care systems, States with prior earmarked transportation funds

Negative-direction: DOT grant recipients accessing DMV data, LWCF grant recipients, Municipalities considering eminent domain for mortgages, States administering Medicaid and CHIP, States monitoring antipsychotic prescribing, Water infrastructure project sponsors

Construction
28 mentions across 27 clauses
+21 positive -7 negative

Air Force construction contractors, Arlington National Cemetery contractors, Corps of Engineers contractors

Defense construction contractors faces effects in multiple directions

Positive-direction: Air Force construction contractors, Disaster relief infrastructure projects, Disaster supplemental funded projects, Ford Island development, Local workers in transportation project areas, Military construction contractors, Military construction projects, Military housing programs, Navy family housing contractors, Previously funded water infrastructure projects, Road construction contractors, US construction contractors, VA Alameda construction project, VA construction projects, VA construction projects under CHIP-IN Act, VA medical facility construction contractors

Negative-direction: Arlington National Cemetery contractors, Corps of Engineers contractors, DOE construction projects over $100 million, Foreign construction contractors, Highway project sponsors seeking waivers, Military family housing developers

Transportation
28 mentions across 27 clauses
+19 positive -9 negative

Airport sponsors, Airports and businesses affected by Secret Service TFRs, Airports seeking ATC equipment transfer after 2022

Positive-direction: Airport sponsors, Airports and businesses affected by Secret Service TFRs, Airports seeking contract tower program participation, Amtrak Police Department, Amtrak employees, Essential Air Service communities, FY2021 infrastructure grant recipients, FY2023 infrastructure grant applicants, Federal transportation projects on public lands, Livestock and insect transport operators, Long Bridge Project rail infrastructure, Long-distance passenger rail routes, Private aircraft owners, Rail rate complaint filers, Tenants of MARAD properties, Transportation system users and operators, Trucking companies in apprenticeship pilot, US airline workers, Users of FAA aeronautical navigation products

Negative-direction: Airports seeking ATC equipment transfer after 2022, Amtrak employees with high overtime, DOT discretionary grant applicants, DOT projects affecting historic properties, Foreign airlines seeking US permits under flags of convenience, High-speed rail programs, INFRA grant applicants, Private sector employees seeking FAA details, TIFIA loan applicants

Agriculture
28 mentions across 26 clauses
+21 positive -7 negative

Agricultural commodity producers, Agriculture Innovation Center grant recipients, Bison producers and tribal organizations

Positive-direction: Agricultural commodity producers, Bison producers and tribal organizations, Dairy industry, Domestic agricultural producers, Entities subject to USDA fees, Farmers in high-wetland areas, Hemp cultivators and processors, Industrial hemp industry stakeholders, Industrial hemp researchers, Invasive catfish processors, Livestock operations with manure management, Livestock producers, Mississippi agricultural transporters, Native American-owned bison processing facilities, Owners of flooded agricultural lands, Ranchers and energy developers in sage-grouse habitat, Rural Development Loan Fund recipients, US farmers and rural communities, USDA loan program recipients, Wine grape, hop, pulse crop, and almond producers

Negative-direction: Agriculture Innovation Center grant recipients, Conservation program participants, Foreign investors in US agriculture, Horse slaughter industry, Meat and poultry processing establishments, Meat packers, San Luis Unit drainage project

Real Estate
25 mentions across 24 clauses
+14 positive -11 negative

Disaster relief recipients, Family Self-Sufficiency program coordinators, Foreign investors in US agricultural land

Positive-direction: Family Self-Sufficiency program coordinators, Mainstream and family unification voucher administrators, Moving to Work public housing authorities, Multifamily housing project owners seeking transfers, Public housing authorities, Public housing authorities seeking RAD conversions, Public housing authorities using capital funds, Rural communities seeking housing assistance, Rural homebuyers, Rural homeowners needing wastewater systems, Section 8 tenants, Small public housing authorities, Tenants in foreclosed HUD properties, Troubled public housing authorities with lead issues

Negative-direction: Disaster relief recipients, Foreign investors in US agricultural land, Landowners selling to military, Lead hazard reduction program recipients, Non-citizens ineligible for federal housing, Private developers benefiting from eminent domain, Public housing authority executives, Rural housing repair grant recipients, Rural housing voucher recipients, Section 8 property owners, Young unmarried students seeking Section 8

Nonprofits
18 mentions across 18 clauses
+15 positive -3 negative

Animal welfare advocates, CoC grantees transitioning between components, Conservation groups

Positive-direction: Animal welfare advocates, CoC grantees transitioning between components, Continuum of Care grant recipients, Continuum of Care grantees, Crime victim service providers, Domestic violence shelters with pet programs, Historic Campbell Chapel Restoration Committee, Justice grant recipients facing fiscal hardship, Nonprofit housing organizations, Older Americans volunteer programs, Religious institutions, Trafficking victim service providers, Underserved communities seeking arts funding, Wild horse and burro sanctuary operators

Negative-direction: Conservation groups, Food for Peace aid recipients, Nonprofit organizations partnering with USDA

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Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Military Construction
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Defense
Domains
Agriculture Rural Development Food Safety
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Agriculture
Domains
Commerce Justice Science
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Attorney General
"the_administrator"
→ Administrator of NOAA
Domains
Energy Water Resources
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Energy
Domains
Transportation Housing Urban Development
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Transportation or Secretary of HUD depending on context
Domains
Interior Environment Indian Affairs
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of the Interior
Domains
Veterans Affairs Military Construction
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Note: The Secretary refers to different department heads depending on the division - Secretary of Defense in Division A, Secretary of Agriculture in Division B, Secretary of Energy in Division D, etc.

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