Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
Pub. L.117–103 (text) (PDF) | |
Statutes at Large | 136 Stat. 49 |
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 is a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill.[1] The bill was passed by Congress on March 14, 2022.[1] The bill was signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 15, 2022.[2]
The law includes $13.6 billion in aid to
Negotiations
One important point of debate for the bill involved how much defense versus non-defense spending would be increased; Republican "leaders demanded equal levels of growth in the two areas."[3] Compared to FY2021, the final bill raised defense spending by 5.6% to $782 billion, and other discretionary funding by 6.7% to $730 billion.[4]
Due to lack of agreement on how much to grant out of the $22.5 billion requested for the ongoing
Contents
The bill includes a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which had lapsed in 2019.[5]
The bill "includes a ban on the use of any maps by the
The bill establishes the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health within the Office of the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services and appropriates an initial $1 billion.[7][8][9][10]
The bill amends the definition of the term "tobacco product" under the
The bill also includes $4.5 million to fund the White House internship program, resulting in White House interns being paid for the first time.[13] This was done following years of controversy surrounding the issue.[14]
References
- ^ a b c Probasco, Jim. "Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022: What's in It, What's Not". Investopedia. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ a b Pramuk, Jacob (15 March 2022). "Biden signs government funding bill that includes $13.6 billion in Ukraine aid". CNBC.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Folley, Aris (12 March 2022). "Five things to know about the $1.5T spending bill Congress just passed". The Hill. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ a b Maegan Vazquez (March 15, 2022). "Biden signs massive spending bill into law that dedicates billions to Ukraine aid".
- ^ Amiri, Farnoush. "Congress votes to renew landmark domestic violence law". ABC News. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Staff writer (13 March 2022). "US law bans 'inaccurate' Taiwan maps". Taipei Times. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ 87 FR 87 -FR- 32174 32174
- ^ "ARPA-H". National Institutes of Health (NIH). March 15, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ "Budget and Appropriations". ARPA-H. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ Mesa, Natalia (April 1, 2022). "ARPA-H to Be Within NIH but Independently Managed by HHS". The Scientist Magazine®. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ "Tobacco".
- ^ "Text - H.R.2471 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022". 15 March 2022.
- ^ Kaplan, Juliana. "White House internships will be paid for the first time, opening the doors of the prestigious program to lower-income applicants". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ Fox, Emily Jane (2013-08-20). "White House under pressure to pay its interns". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "DoD Announces the Establishment of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office" (Press release). United States Department of Defense. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
External links
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 as amended (PDF/details) in the GPO Statute Compilations collection
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 as enacted (PDF/details) in the US Statutes at Large
- C-SPAN video of President Biden signing Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 into law
- House Committee on Appropriations: Community Project Funding Transparency (list of earmarks requested and funded)