This draft legislation outlines appropriations and relief programs for fiscal year 2025, including extensions of critical programs, disaster relief, and investments in defense, agriculture, public health, and infrastructure.
Key Provisions by Division
Division A: Continuing Appropriations
Extends funding for federal programs through March 14, 2025.
Allocations:
$90M for emergency planning in Washington, D.C. ($50M specifically for the 2025 Presidential Inauguration).
$16.7M for FBI risk reduction and system upgrades.
$625M for NOAA satellite programs to maintain acquisition schedules.
$5.69B for Virginia-class submarine upgrades, workforce wages, and other nuclear-powered vessel programs.
Division B: Disaster Relief
Agriculture:
$30.78B for crop and livestock losses caused by natural disasters in 2023-2024.
$2B for livestock loss relief.
$356.5M for Emergency Forest Restoration.
$828M for the Emergency Conservation Program.
NOAA & NASA:
$244M for NOAA to repair assets and assess marine debris.
$740.2M for NASA facilities damaged by 2023-2024 storms.
Fisheries:
$300M for disaster-related fisheries resource damages.
Commerce:
$1.51B for disaster-related economic recovery and infrastructure restoration.
Division C: Public Health & Medicare
Extends key health initiatives, including:
Community Health Centers and the National Health Service Corps.
Medicare-dependent hospital funding and telehealth flexibilities.
Temporary inclusion of oral antiviral drugs under Medicare Part D.
Division D: Agriculture
Increases funding for disaster relief in agricultural programs:
Adds flexibility for emergency loans and grants.
Expands support for small-scale farms affected by adverse weather in 2023-2024.
Division E: Miscellaneous
Cybersecurity: Invests in national security systems and infrastructure resilience.
Transportation: Supports aviation safety and traffic control through operational funding.
Public Debt Limit: Temporary extension of the federal debt ceiling.
This act provides substantial funding for disaster recovery, public health, and critical federal operations, emphasizing long-term sustainability, emergency readiness, and economic recovery in response to recent natural disasters and systemic challenges.
American Relief Act, 2025 - Summary
This draft legislation outlines appropriations and relief programs for fiscal year 2025, including extensions of critical programs, disaster relief, and investments in defense, agriculture, public health, and infrastructure.
Key Provisions by Division
Division A: Continuing Appropriations Extends funding for federal programs through March 14, 2025.
Allocations:
$90M for emergency planning in Washington, D.C. ($50M specifically for the 2025 Presidential Inauguration). $16.7M for FBI risk reduction and system upgrades. $625M for NOAA satellite programs to maintain acquisition schedules. $5.69B for Virginia-class submarine upgrades, workforce wages, and other nuclear-powered vessel programs.
Division B: Disaster Relief
Agriculture: $30.78B for crop and livestock losses caused by natural disasters in 2023-2024. $2B for livestock loss relief. $356.5M for Emergency Forest Restoration. $828M for the Emergency Conservation Program.
NOAA & NASA: $244M for NOAA to repair assets and assess marine debris. $740.2M for NASA facilities damaged by 2023-2024 storms.
Fisheries: $300M for disaster-related fisheries resource damages.
Commerce:
$1.51B for disaster-related economic recovery and infrastructure restoration.
Division C: Public Health & Medicare Extends key health initiatives, including: Community Health Centers and the National Health Service Corps. Medicare-dependent hospital funding and telehealth flexibilities. Temporary inclusion of oral antiviral drugs under Medicare Part D.
Division D: Agriculture Increases funding for disaster relief in agricultural programs: Adds flexibility for emergency loans and grants. Expands support for small-scale farms affected by adverse weather in 2023-2024.
Division E: Miscellaneous Cybersecurity: Invests in national security systems and infrastructure resilience. Transportation: Supports aviation safety and traffic control through operational funding. Public Debt Limit: Temporary extension of the federal debt ceiling.
This act provides substantial funding for disaster recovery, public health, and critical federal operations, emphasizing long-term sustainability, emergency readiness, and economic recovery in response to recent natural disasters and systemic challenges.