Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 is a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill funding the U.S. federal government for the 2023 fiscal year.[1][2] It includes funding for a range of domestic and foreign policy priorities, including support for Ukraine, defense spending, and aid for regions affected by natural disasters. It also includes provisions related to advanced transportation research, health care, electoral reform, and restrictions on the use of the social media app TikTok.[3]

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleAn act making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes.
Enacted bythe 117th United States Congress
EffectiveDecember 29, 2022
Citations
Public lawPub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 117–328 (text) (PDF)
Statutes at Large136 Stat. 4459
Legislative history
President Joe Biden signs the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 in St. Croix on December 29, 2022

Congress passed the Act on December 23, 2022,[1][2] and President Joe Biden signed it into law on December 29.[4]

Additional provisions

In addition to the 12 annual regular appropriations bills (divisions A through L), the Act has several other provisions, including:

  • Division M: the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023, including:
    • a section similar to the proposed Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act, a bill allowing the use of assets seized from Russian oligarchs to fund the rebuilding of Ukraine[5] (Section 1708)
  • Division N: the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023
  • Division O: extenders and technical corrections
  • Division P: the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022,[6] comprising:
    • Title I: the Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022, the largest reform to the counting of electoral votes since 1886[2][3]
    • Title II: the Presidential Transition Improvement Act
  • Division Q: aviation-related matters
  • Division R: the No TikTok on Government Devices Act, a bill banning the use of the video-sharing app TikTok on federal computers and portable devices[7]
  • Division S: oceans-related matters
  • Division T: the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022
  • Division U: the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022
  • Division V: the STRONG Veterans Act of 2022
  • Division W: the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022
  • Division X: extension of authorization for special assessment for Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund
  • Division Y: the CONTRACT Act of 2022
  • Division Z: the COVS Act
  • Division AA: financial-services matters
  • Division BB: consumer protection and commerce
  • Division CC: water-related matters
  • Division DD: public land management
  • Division EE: post office designations
  • Division FF: the Health Extenders, Improving Access to Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP, and Strengthening Public Health Act of 2022, including:
    • Title II: a funding increase of $1.5 billion to ARPA-H[8]
  • Division GG: the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, an antitrust bill that raises acquisition filings fees for large transactions,[9] including:
  • Division HH: agriculture
  • Division II: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, a bill to increase workplace accommodations for pregnant workers[10]
  • Division JJ: North Atlantic Right Whales
  • Division KK: the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, a bill requiring organizations to provide time and space for breastfeeding parents[3]
  • Division LL: the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act
  • Division MM: the Fairness for 9/11 Families Act

References
  1. "House passes $1.7tn spending bill to avert US government shutdown". The Guardian. December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  2. Cochrane, Emily (December 23, 2022). "House Clears $1.7 Trillion Spending Package, Averting Shutdown". The New York Times. Washington. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  3. "House passes the $1.7tn US spending bill. But what's in it?". BBC News. December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  4. Tankersley, Jim (December 30, 2022). "Biden Signs Government Funding Bill, Preventing Shutdown". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  5. Paybarah, Azi (December 22, 2022). "Senate backs plan to use money from seized Russian assets to aid Ukraine". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  6. Wang, Amy B; Goodwin, Liz (December 23, 2022) [originally published December 19, 2022]. "House joins Senate in passing Electoral Count Act overhaul in response to Jan. 6 attack". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  7. Feiner, Lauren (December 23, 2022). "TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill passed by Congress". CNBC. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  8. Kavya Sekar; Marcy E. Gallo (May 23, 2023). Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H): Overview and Selected Issues (Report 47568) (PDF) (Report). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  9. Gold, Ashley (December 20, 2022). "Tech legislation's 2022 scorecard". Axios. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  10. Wiessner, Daniel (December 22, 2022). "U.S. Senate passes increased protections for pregnant workers". Reuters. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
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