Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021

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Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 107) making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021, and for other purposes.

The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution.

The text of the joint resolution is as follows: H.J. Res. 107

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 (division A of Public Law 116-159) is further amended by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting ``December 20, 2020''.

This joint resolution may be cited as the ``Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021''.

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Mrs. LOWEY. Res. 107, currently under consideration.

Mr. Speaker, families and small businesses desperately need support as they continue to reel from the coronavirus pandemic. As we speak, bipartisan negotiations are ongoing to deliver emergency relief alongside an omnibus comprising fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills.

To keep government open while negotiations conclude, the legislation before us extends funding at current levels through Sunday.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting the ongoing talks by adopting this clean continuing resolution.

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Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I urge its support, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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