Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022

This bill provides appropriations to federal agencies for the remainder of FY2022, provides supplemental appropriations for activities to support Ukraine, and modifies or establishes various programs that address a wide range of policy areas.

The bill includes the 12 regular appropriations bills that fund federal agencies for FY2022. These bills include

• the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022;
• the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022;
• the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022;
• the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022;
• the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022;
• the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022;
• the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022;
• the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022;
• the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022;
• the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022;
• the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022; and
• the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022.

The bill provides supplemental appropriations for several federal agencies to assist Ukraine in responding to the attack by Russia. For example, the bill provides funding for emergency food assistance, migration and refugee assistance, defense equipment, economic assistance, and enforcing sanctions against Russia.

In addition, the bill reauthorizes several expiring programs and authorities, including

• the National Flood Insurance Program;
• several immigration-related authorities and programs;
• the Department of Agriculture's livestock mandatory reporting program;
• the special assessment on nonindigent people or entities convicted of certain criminal offenses (e.g., sexual abuse and trafficking);
• the authority for the Department of Health and Human Services to make certain appointments for the National Disaster Medical System;
• the temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act;
• the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program;
• the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency;
• programs and activities under the Violence Against Women Act that seek to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking;
• intelligence activities and programs; and
• the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) enhanced-use leasing authority.

The bill also includes several additional provisions that address a wide range of policy issues and programs, including:

• the regulation of synthetic nicotine;
• Medicare, Medicaid, and other health programs;
• fraud targeting the elderly;
• deceptive acts or practices targeting Native Americans;
• carbon monoxide poisoning;
• salaries for certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical positions;
• VA cemetery grants;
• credit union governance;
• the replacement of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) benchmark interest rate;
• recovery and assistance efforts for Haiti;
• reporting requirements and law enforcement activities related to cybercrimes;
• the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program;
• the EB-5 immigrant investor visa program; and
• the normalization of relations between Israel and Arab countries.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov