U.S. Rep. Leger Fernández

From the Office of U.S. Rep. Leger Fernández:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Leger Fernández released the following statement after voting for H.R. 9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025, which passed the House tonight by a widely bipartisan vote of 341-82.

“For weeks, extreme Republicans and Trump threatened a government shutdown unless a Continuing Resolution (CR) necessary to keep the government open included a radical Project 2025 proposal that would have made it harder to register and vote,” Rep. Leger Fernández said. “While this CR is far from perfect, we know that if we fail to act, millions of Americans will suffer the consequences. That is why I voted alongside my Democratic colleagues to put People Over Politics today and pass a clean CR.

“For months, we advocated for this bill to include help for those suffering from the aftermath of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire. Thanks to our work, this bill extends the filing deadline for a notice of loss until Dec. 20, 2024, for victims of the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire and its cascading events. The CR also extends the deadline by which flood insurance premiums must be paid from May 31, 2024, to Dec. 20, 2024. This will ensure claimants have additional time to purchase flood insurance—a vital protection as cascading events continue to threaten communities in New Mexico.

“While this is a big win, there is still more work to do.  Before this extension expires, we hope to pass the entire Hermit’s Peak Claims Extension Act to extend the deadline for two years, so all potential claimants have time to file. We will continue fighting for those affected by the fires and all New Mexicans as we negotiate a final funding bill.” 

A bill summary can be found here.