Congressional leadership introduced legislation Wednesday to push back the federal funding deadline, but that bill was declared dead just hours after it was released.

This led to the intervention of Trump-allied conservatives such as Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, with Musk threatening to support a primary challenge to any Republican member of Congress who voted for the bill.

It even prompted President-elect Donald Trump to say he was “totally opposed” to the law and would insist that any spending deal raise the debt ceiling before he takes office, saving his administration the trouble of doing so do.

The continuing resolution (CR) was intended to extend the deadline for federal funding by continuing spending at 2024 levels through March and giving Congress more time to develop a longer-term budget plan for fiscal year 2025. But it included 1,500 pages worth of policy and funding tabs.

With a national debt of $36 trillion and a deficit of $1.8 trillion, conservatives are wary of CRs that don’t cut government spending in the first place. However, they have argued that only a “clean” CR without connected drivers could earn their vote. But others — Democrats and some Republicans — wanted political and financial support to achieve something beyond the status quo.

Here’s a look at all the provisions that led Musk and Ramaswamy to step in and insist Republicans kill the CR:

Pay raises for lawmakers

A pay raise of nearly 4% would line lawmakers’ pockets if the bill passes: an additional $6,600 per year on top of their $174,000 salary.

This salary has not been increased since 2009, but Congress created a program in 2022 that allows members of Congress to pay their food and lodging expenses in Washington, D.C. while conducting official business.

Some members have been pushing for a pay raise for years, arguing that only independently wealthy people would run for Congress if members were no longer paid. Others are concerned about the optics of a raise among voters.

Others simply don’t believe lawmakers deserve it.

“The worst thing about the CR was the salary increase for the members. This money should be earned, and right now it’s just being taken,” said Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., on X.

Exemption from Obamacare members

The legislation also includes a provision that would require members of Congress not to participate in the health care system they signed into law – the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

This would allow members to opt out of the program and instead participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. The legislature’s mandate was a contentious debate during the passage of Obamacare in 2009 and 2010, and for years Republicans tried to overturn the health care law entirely.

While the CR would exempt its members from having to purchase health care through the Obamacare exchange, it would still require its employees to participate.

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Disaster relief

House Speaker Mike Johnson, whose job has once again come under threat because of anger over CR, said he has started with a “clean” CR plan but also needs to provide disaster relief for victims of Hurricanes Helene and Milton in the Southeast of the country.

It included about $100 billion for disaster relief, but some conservatives argue that should be funded by cuts in other areas.

Reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland

Included in the CR is $8 billion to rebuild the Baltimore Area Bridge, which collapsed earlier this year. Some conservatives don’t believe the federal government should be solely committed to the bridge.

“You know what, guys? Even though the Francis Scott Key Bridge is privately owned, insured, and charges tolls, you still have the honor of paying 100% of the repair bill. Oh, and tolls will continue to be collected once it’s fixed,” wrote Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., on X.

Higher ethanol sales year-round

The plan would allow year-round sales of gasoline containing up to 15 percent ethanol, a big win for the corn and ethanol lobbies. Currently, sales of E15 are blocked from June to September due to high emissions.

The opposition to the E15 mandate appears to be more of a regional debate than an ideological one – southern Republicans from oil-producing states want to protect pure gasoline. Agricultural states want to protect farmers and their subsidies.

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Reauthorization of State Department authority. Republicans accuse speech suppression

A State Department agency that Republicans accuse of blacklisting Americans and news outlets for, for example, speculating that the COVID-19 virus was a Chinese-made bioweapon would receive reauthorization under the bill .

Musk previously called the Global Engagement Center (GEC) the “worst offender of U.S. government censorship and media manipulation.”

“They pose a threat to our democracy,” Musk wrote in a subsequent post.

Although the bill does not specify budget allocation, a previous inspector general report showed that the agency’s fiscal year 2020 budget totaled $74.26 million, of which $60 million was appropriated by Congress.

Other drivers and handouts

The legislation extends the farm bill for one year, provides $21 billion in disaster relief for farmers and an additional $10 billion in economic aid. Most conservatives say they aren’t necessarily against it, but think it should be a standalone vote and not tied to the CR.

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Other seemingly unrelated topics are scattered throughout, such as a bill establishing data collection and reporting requirements for composting and recycling programs and a hotel fee transparency bill.