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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019

Introduced Jan 3, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Nita M. Lowey D-NY

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Latest action · Jan 8, 2019 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 3, 2019
  2. Passed HouseJan 3, 2019
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019

This bill provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills:

  • the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019;
  • the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019;
  • the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019;
  • the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019;
  • the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; and
  • the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019.

The departments and agencies funded in the bill include

  • the Department of the Interior;
  • the Environmental Protection Agency;
  • the Forest Service;
  • the Department of the Treasury,
  • the judiciary;
  • the Executive Office of the President;
  • the District of Columbia;
  • the Department of Agriculture;
  • the Food and Drug Administration;
  • the Department of Transportation;
  • the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
  • the Department of Commerce;
  • the Department of Justice;
  • science-related agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA);
  • the Department of State; and
  • several related and independent agencies.

The bill also extends several authorities and programs, including

  • the National Flood Insurance Program,
  • the authority for the Environmental Protection Agency to collect and spend certain fees related to pesticides,
  • the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, and
  • several Medicaid provisions.

Recorded votes 2

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 11Passed241–190Jan 3, 2019
House 10Failed199–232Jan 3, 2019

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAppropriations Committee
Referred Jan 3, 2019Discharged Jan 3, 2019
HouseBudget Committee
Referred Jan 3, 2019Discharged Jan 3, 2019

Actions 17

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 8, 2019Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5.
  2. Jan 4, 2019Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
  3. Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
  4. Jan 3, 2019Referred 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.
  5. Jan 3, 2019Committee on Appropriations discharged.
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In the Congressional Record 9

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
SenateDebate and remarks S490Mitch McConnell R-KY, Tim Kaine D-VAJan 23, 2019
SenateDebate and remarks S289Mitch McConnell R-KY, Tim Kaine D-VAJan 17, 2019
House · SenateDebate and remarks H547, H549, H581, H582, S191, S192Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD, Chris Van Hollen D-MD, Julia Brownley D-CA, Mitch McConnell R-KY, Peter Welch D-VT, Rashida Tlaib D-MI, Steny H. Hoyer D-MDJan 15, 2019
SenateDebate and remarks S169–S171, S173Chris Van Hollen D-MD, Patrick J. Leahy D-VTJan 14, 2019
House · SenateDebate and remarks H502, S159Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Tammy Baldwin D-WIJan 11, 2019
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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: The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . .'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set forth terms and conditions governing their use.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 1, January 3, 2019, page H211.

CRS reports 9

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 9

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Related bills 10

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 5Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 6) adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 21) making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 1) making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes.Related billJan 3, 2019
HJRES 31Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019Related billFeb 15, 2019
HR 259Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019Related billJan 24, 2019
HR 260Medicaid Provisions and TANF Extenders Act of 2019Related billJan 31, 2019
HR 264Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019Related billJan 10, 2019
HR 265Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019Related billJan 11, 2019
HR 266Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement ActRelated billApr 24, 2020
HR 267Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019Related billJan 11, 2019
HR 648Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019Related billJan 28, 2019
HR 1055Global Health, Empowerment and Rights ActRelated billFeb 7, 2019

Titles 33

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

Official Title as Introduced
Making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Passed House
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Short Title(s) as Passed House for portions of this bill
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019
Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2019
Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2019
Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2019
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2019
Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2019
Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019
Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2019
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2019
Science Appropriations Act, 2019
Short Titles for portions of this bill from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019
Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2019
Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2019
Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2019
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2019
Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2019
Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019
Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2019
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2019
Science Appropriations Act, 2019
Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 8, 2019Placed on Calendar Senate
  2. Jan 3, 2019Engrossed in House

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