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Congressional Record — September 19, 2025

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Overview of the day

The House of Representatives considered H.R. 5371, which provides continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026 and addresses various other purposes.

Summary of the House proceedings

    H.R. 5371 was called up for immediate consideration pursuant to House Resolution 722.
    H.R. 5371 provides continuing appropriations for several departments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational units of Government for fiscal year 2026.
    H.R. 5371 provides for the extension of authorities under the United States Grain Standards Act.
    H.R. 5371 provides extensions for Community Health Centers, the National Health Service Corps, and Teaching Health Centers that operate GME programs.
    H.R. 5371 extends special diabetes programs for Type I Diabetes and for Indians.
    H.R. 5371 provides national health security extensions.
    H.R. 5371 extends increased inpatient hospital payment adjustments for certain low-volume hospitals.
    H.R. 5371 extends the Medicare-Dependent Hospital (MDH) program.
    H.R. 5371 extends add-on payments for ambulance services.
    H.R. 5371 extends funding for quality measure endorsement, input, and selection.
    H.R. 5371 extends funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs.
    H.R. 5371 extends the work geographic index floor.
    H.R. 5371 extends certain telehealth flexibilities.
    H.R. 5371 extends acute hospital care at home waiver authorities.
    H.R. 5371 extends the temporary inclusion of authorized oral antiviral drugs as covered Part D drugs.
    H.R. 5371 extends funding for Medicare hospice surveys.
    H.R. 5371 modifies the Medicare Improvement Fund.
    H.R. 5371 extends sexual risk avoidance education.
    H.R. 5371 extends personal responsibility education.
    H.R. 5371 extends funding for family-to-family health information centers.
    H.R. 5371 modifies certain disproportionate share hospital allotments.
    H.R. 5371 amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act regarding over-the-counter monograph drug user fees and the process for Rx-to-nonprescription switches.
    H.R. 5371 extends availability of funding for No Surprises Act implementation.
    H.R. 5371 extends the authority for collection of copayments for hospital care and nursing home care.
    H.R. 5371 extends the requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities.
    H.R. 5371 extends the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program.
    H.R. 5371 extends funding for the expansion of the Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement Program.

Summary of Senate proceedings

    There was no Senate activity on this date.

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