Mandatory payments are funded at what current law requires
Making further continuing appropriations and other extensions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, section 3, Sec. 3.
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Mandatory payments are funded at what current law requires
The document says “shall”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says
“the levels established by section 1101 shall be the amounts necessary to maintain program levels under current law and under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2024.”
Section 1109(a) treats entitlements and other mandatory payments differently from the rest. Rather than freezing them at last year's dollar figure, it funds whatever current law requires. It names activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 alongside them.
What the document actually says
“the levels established by section 1101 shall be the amounts necessary to maintain program levels under current law and under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2024.”
That sentence, in plain words
Some payments are owed by law. Those get whatever they need. They are not held to last year's amount.
What this is about
A benefit people are owed cannot be capped by a stopgap bill. The number of people can change. So the amount changes with it.
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Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, Public Law 119-4, sec. 3, 139 Stat. 10 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ4/html/PLAW-119publ4.htm
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“Mandatory payments are funded at what current law requires,” Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, section 3, Sec. 3. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/full-year-continuing-appropriations-extensions-act/proposal/sec03-1109-mandatory-payment-levels/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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