Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Current understanding
Enacted December 2015, this omnibus funded the federal government through FY2016 and attached major policy riders including lifting the 40-year ban on U.S. crude oil exports, authorizing a voluntary cyber-threat information sharing program, tightening Visa Waiver Program eligibility, and extending the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation program. It was paired with the PATH Act, which made many expiring tax breaks permanent and delayed several Affordable Care Act excise taxes.