Contact Congress about H.R. 9747: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
Most federal agencies would stay open through December 20, 2024. The bill also keeps many health, veterans, disaster, food, security, and transition programs running for a short time.
Modern Action explains legislation in plain English, helps you choose whether to support, oppose, or ask for changes, and drafts a message tied to the bill, your stance, and the elected officials who can act on it.
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 is a House bill in Congress.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people and programs that depend on federal funding staying open. Federal workers and agencies get short-term funding. Veterans, patients, food aid recipients, disaster survivors, rural communities, and people in the Northern Mariana Islands could see key services continue instead of expiring. Campaign, transition, inauguration, and security officials also get targeted funding and authority.
Why this matters: Without this bill, parts of the federal government and many short-term programs could face a shutdown or lapse. The bill keeps services and paychecks moving while Congress keeps debating full-year spending. It also buys time for health, veterans, disaster, security, aviation, and foreign policy programs that need Congress to act again. The main catch is that many fixes last only a few months, so another deadline comes quickly.
Key provisions in H.R. 9747
- Most federal agencies would keep operating into fiscal year 2025. They would generally use about 2024 funding levels and rules until December 20, 2024, or until Congress passes full-year funding.
- The Department of Defense could not start most new production lines or new projects. It also could not raise production above 2024 levels, except for limited cases such as a named Navy construction project at Kings Bay.
- Agencies could get funding faster if needed to avoid furloughing civilian workers. First, they would have to cut or delay non-staff administrative costs where they can.
- Some programs could use money faster or at higher levels. These include WIC food aid, other food assistance, wildfire suppression, FEMA disaster relief, flood control at Hugh Keenleyside Dam, and Essential Air Service for smaller communities.
- The bill adds specific money for transition and security needs. That includes presidential transition work, the General Services Administration, inauguration security in Washington, D.C., National Park Service safety, and added Secret Service operations.
How Modern Action helps you take action on H.R. 9747
You do not have to start with a blank letter. Modern Action turns the bill, your position, and the relevant congressional context into a message you can edit and send. The goal is to make contacting Congress clear, specific, and useful without forcing you to parse bill text or figure out the right office on your own.
Questions people ask about H.R. 9747
- What is H.R. 9747?
- Most federal agencies would stay open through December 20, 2024. The bill also keeps many health, veterans, disaster, food, security, and transition programs running for a short time.
- How do I support or oppose H.R. 9747?
- Choose support, oppose, or ask for changes on Modern Action. The action flow drafts the message for you and keeps the wording tied to this bill.
- Who should I contact about H.R. 9747?
- Modern Action uses your location to route the action to the congressional offices relevant to the bill and your representation.
- Can Modern Action explain H.R. 9747 before I act?
- Yes. Modern Action gives you a plain-English summary, current status, and action context before you send anything.
