Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY

(House)
(Rep. Cole, R-OK)

President Trump strongly opposes a Government shutdown and the Trump-Vance Administration strongly supports passage of H.R. 1968, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. H.R. 1968 is a clean full-year continuing resolution (CR) that prevents a Government shutdown, holds overall spending flat at current levels through September 30, 2025, and includes no "poison pills."

H.R. 1968 includes a focused set of critical funding anomalies to ensure the Administration can carry out important programs and fulfill its obligations, including veterans' healthcare and benefits, pay raises for junior enlisted servicemembers, operations of our air traffic control system, along with nutrition and housing programs. The bill also provides the Department of Defense with the resources and flexibility necessary to align funding to current priorities in consultation with the Congress and responds to emerging threats by allowing for "new starts," including other key provisions.

Every Member of Congress must support passage of H.R. 1968. Failure to pass this clean full-year CR would result in a Government shutdown that would jeopardize national security and worsen our fiscal state. This Administration is committed to delivering for the American people every single day and this bill ensures it can continue to do so.

If this bill were presented to the President in its current form, he will sign it into law.