HR 861 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015

Latest action · Feb 11, 2015 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 11, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015

Provides FY2015 appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Provides appropriations for Departmental Management and Operations for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Analysis and Operations, and the Office of Inspector General.

Provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration, the Coast Guard, and the U.S. Secret Service.

Provides appropriations for Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery for the National Protection and Programs Directorate, the Office of Health Affairs, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Provides appropriations for Research, Development, Training, and Services for U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Science and Technology, and the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office.

Sets forth permissible, restricted, and prohibited uses for funds provided by this Act.

Rescinds specified amounts previously appropriated to DHS.

Cosponsors 192

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2015 to Feb 13, 2015; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalFeb 11, 2015
D-CAAdam B. SchiffFeb 12, 2015
D-WAAdam SmithFeb 12, 2015
D-TXAl GreenFeb 12, 2015
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalFeb 12, 2015
D-NJAlbio SiresFeb 12, 2015
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsFeb 12, 2015
D-NCAlma S. AdamsFeb 12, 2015
D-INAndré CarsonFeb 12, 2015
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickFeb 12, 2015
D-NHAnn M. KusterFeb 12, 2015
D-CAAnna G. EshooFeb 12, 2015
D-CABarbara LeeFeb 12, 2015
D-NMBen Ray LujánFeb 12, 2015
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonFeb 12, 2015
D-MNBetty McCollumFeb 12, 2015
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Feb 12, 2015
D-ILBobby L. RushFeb 12, 2015
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanFeb 12, 2015
D-NEBrad AshfordFeb 12, 2015
D-CABrad ShermanFeb 12, 2015
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceFeb 12, 2015
D-PABrendan F. BoyleFeb 12, 2015
D-NYBrian HigginsFeb 12, 2015
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerFeb 12, 2015
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyFeb 12, 2015
D-LACedric L. RichmondFeb 12, 2015
D-PAChaka FattahFeb 12, 2015
D-NYCharles B. RangelFeb 12, 2015
D-MEChellie PingreeFeb 12, 2015
D-ILCheri BustosFeb 12, 2015
D-MDChris Van HollenFeb 12, 2015
D-FLCorrine BrownFeb 12, 2015
D-ILDaniel LipinskiFeb 12, 2015
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeFeb 12, 2015
D-ILDanny K. DavisFeb 12, 2015
D-NCDavid E. PriceFeb 12, 2015
D-IADavid LoebsackFeb 12, 2015
D-RIDavid N. CicillineFeb 12, 2015
D-MIDebbie DingellFeb 12, 2015
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzFeb 12, 2015
D-WADenny HeckFeb 12, 2015
D-WADerek KilmerFeb 12, 2015
D-CODiana DeGetteFeb 12, 2015
D-NVDina TitusFeb 12, 2015
D-NJDonald NorcrossFeb 12, 2015
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.Feb 12, 2015
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsFeb 12, 2015
D-CADoris O. MatsuiFeb 12, 2015
D-OREarl BlumenauerFeb 12, 2015
D-COEd PerlmutterFeb 12, 2015
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonFeb 12, 2015
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonFeb 12, 2015
D-NYEliot L. EngelFeb 12, 2015
D-CTElizabeth H. EstyFeb 12, 2015
D-MOEmanuel CleaverFeb 12, 2015
D-CAEric SwalwellFeb 12, 2015
D-TXFilemon VelaFeb 12, 2015
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Feb 12, 2015
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonFeb 12, 2015
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldFeb 12, 2015
D-TXGene GreenFeb 12, 2015
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyFeb 12, 2015
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoFeb 12, 2015
D-NYGrace MengFeb 12, 2015
D-NYGregory W. MeeksFeb 12, 2015
D-WIGwen MooreFeb 12, 2015
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesFeb 12, 2015
D-TXHenry CuellarFeb 12, 2015
D-CAJackie SpeierFeb 12, 2015
D-CTJames A. HimesFeb 12, 2015
D-SCJames E. ClyburnFeb 12, 2015
D-MAJames P. McGovernFeb 12, 2015
D-RIJames R. LangevinFeb 12, 2015
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyFeb 12, 2015
D-CAJanice HahnFeb 12, 2015
D-CAJared HuffmanFeb 12, 2015
D-COJared PolisFeb 12, 2015
D-NYJerrold NadlerFeb 12, 2015
D-CAJerry McNerneyFeb 12, 2015
D-TNJim CooperFeb 12, 2015
D-CAJim CostaFeb 12, 2015
D-WAJim McDermottFeb 12, 2015
D-TXJoaquin CastroFeb 12, 2015
D-CTJoe CourtneyFeb 12, 2015
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthFeb 12, 2015
D-CTJohn B. LarsonFeb 12, 2015
D-DEJohn C. Carney, Jr.Feb 12, 2015
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Feb 12, 2015
D-CAJohn GaramendiFeb 12, 2015
D-MDJohn K. DelaneyFeb 12, 2015
D-GAJohn LewisFeb 12, 2015
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesFeb 12, 2015
D-NYJose E. SerranoFeb 12, 2015
D-NYJoseph CrowleyFeb 12, 2015
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIFeb 12, 2015
D-OHJoyce BeattyFeb 12, 2015
D-CAJuan VargasFeb 12, 2015
D-CAJudy ChuFeb 12, 2015
D-CAJulia BrownleyFeb 12, 2015
D-CAKaren BassFeb 12, 2015
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkFeb 12, 2015
D-NYKathleen M. RiceFeb 12, 2015
D-FLKathy CastorFeb 12, 2015
D-MNKeith EllisonFeb 12, 2015
D-ORKurt SchraderFeb 12, 2015
D-CALinda T. SánchezFeb 12, 2015
D-TXLloyd DoggettFeb 12, 2015
D-CALois CappsFeb 12, 2015
D-FLLois FrankelFeb 12, 2015
D-CALoretta SanchezFeb 12, 2015
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterFeb 12, 2015
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezFeb 12, 2015
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloFeb 12, 2015
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyFeb 12, 2015
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeFeb 12, 2015
D-OHMarcy KapturFeb 12, 2015
D-CAMark DeSaulnierFeb 12, 2015
D-WIMark PocanFeb 12, 2015
D-HIMark TakaiFeb 12, 2015
D-CAMark TakanoFeb 12, 2015
D-PAMatt CartwrightFeb 12, 2015
D-CAMaxine WatersFeb 12, 2015
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoFeb 12, 2015
D-PAMichael F. DoyleFeb 12, 2015
D-CAMichael M. HondaFeb 12, 2015
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamFeb 12, 2015
D-ILMike QuigleyFeb 12, 2015
D-CAMike ThompsonFeb 12, 2015
D-CANancy PelosiFeb 12, 2015
D-MANiki TsongasFeb 12, 2015
D-CANorma J. TorresFeb 12, 2015
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezFeb 12, 2015
D-FLPatrick MurphyFeb 12, 2015
D-NYPaul TonkoFeb 12, 2015
D-PRPedro R. PierluisiFeb 12, 2015
D-CAPete AguilarFeb 12, 2015
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioFeb 12, 2015
D-INPeter J. ViscloskyFeb 12, 2015
D-VTPeter WelchFeb 12, 2015
D-MNRichard M. NolanFeb 12, 2015
D-WARick LarsenFeb 12, 2015
D-PARobert A. BradyFeb 12, 2015
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottFeb 12, 2015
D-ILRobin L. KellyFeb 12, 2015
D-WIRon KindFeb 12, 2015
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroFeb 12, 2015
D-AZRuben GallegoFeb 12, 2015
D-TXRuben HinojosaFeb 12, 2015
D-CASam FarrFeb 12, 2015
D-MISander M. LevinFeb 12, 2015
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Feb 12, 2015
D-CAScott H. PetersFeb 12, 2015
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyFeb 12, 2015
D-MASeth MoultonFeb 12, 2015
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeFeb 12, 2015
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettFeb 12, 2015
D-MDSteny H. HoyerFeb 12, 2015
D-MAStephen F. LynchFeb 12, 2015
D-TNSteve CohenFeb 12, 2015
D-NYSteve IsraelFeb 12, 2015
D-CASusan A. DavisFeb 12, 2015
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneFeb 12, 2015
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciFeb 12, 2015
D-ILTammy DuckworthFeb 12, 2015
D-CATed LieuFeb 12, 2015
D-ALTerri A. SewellFeb 12, 2015
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchFeb 12, 2015
D-OHTim RyanFeb 12, 2015
D-MNTimothy J. WalzFeb 12, 2015
D-CATony CárdenasFeb 12, 2015
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingFeb 12, 2015
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayFeb 12, 2015
D-CAXavier BecerraFeb 12, 2015
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeFeb 12, 2015
D-FLAlan GraysonFeb 13, 2015
D-CAAmi BeraFeb 13, 2015
D-TXBeto O'RourkeFeb 13, 2015
D-ILBill FosterFeb 13, 2015
D-MNCollin C. PetersonFeb 13, 2015
D-GADavid ScottFeb 13, 2015
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Feb 13, 2015
D-MDElijah E. CummingsFeb 13, 2015
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanFeb 13, 2015
D-FLGwen GrahamFeb 13, 2015
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Feb 13, 2015
I-AZKyrsten SinemaFeb 13, 2015
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaFeb 13, 2015
D-CARaul RuizFeb 13, 2015
D-MARichard E. NealFeb 13, 2015
D-HITulsi GabbardFeb 13, 2015
D-CAZoe LofgrenFeb 13, 2015

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAppropriations Committee
Referred Feb 11, 2015
HouseBudget Committee
Referred Feb 11, 2015

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 11, 2015Introduced in House
  2. Feb 11, 2015Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In the Congressional Record 6

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H1503Mark Takai D-HIMar 2, 2015
House · ExtensionsDebate and remarks E276, H1376, H1377Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL, Linda T. Sánchez D-CA, Scott H. Peters D-CA, Yvette D. Clarke D-NYFeb 27, 2015
House · ExtensionsDebate and remarks E257, H1169, H1173, H1175, H1176, H1177, H1178, H1179, H1180–H1185Adam B. Schiff D-CA, Al Green D-TX, Ben Ray Luján D-NM, Blake Farenthold R-TX, Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Corrine Brown D-FL, Daniel T. Kildee D-MI, Danny K. Davis D-IL, David E. Price D-NC, David N. Cicilline D-RI, Debbie Dingell D-MI, Derek Kilmer D-WA, Dina Titus D-NV, Donald Norcross D-NJ, Ed Perlmutter D-CO, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Grace Meng D-NY, James A. Himes D-CT, James R. Langevin D-RI, Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL, Jared Huffman D-CA, Jared Polis D-CO, Jim Costa D-CA, John Lewis D-GA, Joyce Beatty D-OH, Judy Chu D-CA, Katherine M. Clark D-MA, Kathy Castor D-FL, Lloyd Doggett D-TX, Lois Capps D-CA, Lois Frankel D-FL, Loretta Sanchez D-CA, Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA, Luis V. Gutierrez D-IL, Marcy Kaptur D-OH, Norma J. Torres D-CA, Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY, Paul Tonko D-NY, Pete Aguilar D-CA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Stacey E. Plaskett D-VI, Susan A. Davis D-CA, Suzanne Bonamici D-OR, Ted Lieu D-CA, Tony Cárdenas D-CA, Yvette D. Clarke D-NYFeb 26, 2015
HouseDebate and remarks H1120, H1122, H1123, H1124, H1125, H1127, H1128, H1130, H1131, H1138, H1154–H1160Alcee L. Hastings D-FL, Ann M. Kuster D-NH, Brendan F. Boyle D-PA, Daniel T. Kildee D-MI, Elizabeth H. Esty D-CT, Eric Swalwell D-CA, Gene Green D-TX, Jared Polis D-CO, Keith Ellison D-MN, Lois Capps D-CA, Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA, Marc A. Veasey D-TX, Marcy Kaptur D-OH, Mark DeSaulnier D-CA, Maxine Waters D-CA, Nancy Pelosi D-CA, Nita M. Lowey D-NY, Rob Woodall R-GA, Seth Moulton D-MA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Ted Lieu D-CAFeb 25, 2015
HouseDebate and remarks H1090, H1092, H1093Betty McCollum D-MN, C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger D-MD, Chellie Pingree D-ME, Daniel T. Kildee D-MI, Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA, Mark Takai D-HIFeb 24, 2015

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 9

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 23, February 11, 2015, page H982.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 240Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015Identical billMar 4, 2015
S 272Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015Identical billJan 28, 2015

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 11, 2015Introduced in House

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