Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
Latest action · May 15, 2019 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 40.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 15, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
This bill provides FY2020 appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and related agencies.
The bill provides appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military construction for
- the Army;
- the Navy and Marine Corps;
- the Air Force;
- Defense-wide agencies and activities;
- the Army and Air National Guard; and
- the Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserves.
The bill also provides appropriations to DOD for
- the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program;
- the Base Closure Account;
- Construction and Operation and Maintenance of Family Housing for the Army, the Navy and Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide agencies and activities;
- the Family Housing Improvement Fund; and
- the Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund.
The bill provides appropriations to the VA for
- the Veterans Benefits Administration,
- the Veterans Health Administration,
- the National Cemetery Administration, and
- Departmental Administration.
The bill provides appropriations for related agencies and programs, including
- the American Battle Monuments Commission,
- the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims,
- Cemeterial Expenses of the Army, and
- the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
The bill provides appropriations to specified DOD military construction accounts for (1) Overseas Contingency Operations, and (2) Natural Disaster Relief.
The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2019Introduced in House
- May 15, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 40.
- May 15, 2019The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-63, by Ms. Wasserman Schultz.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1865 | Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2019 |
| HR 3055 | Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 | Related bill | Nov 21, 2019 |
| HR 3277 | To improve the leasing projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Jul 16, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative remedies
- Adoption and foster care
- Alliances
- American Battle Monuments Commission
- Appropriations
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armed Forces Retirement Home
- Building construction
- Cell biology and embryology
- Cemeteries and funerals
- Child care and development
- Congressional oversight
- Crimes against children
- Defense spending
- Department of Defense
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Europe
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal appellate courts
- Firearms and explosives
- Government information and archives
- Government trust funds
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Historic sites and heritage areas
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Military facilities and property
- Military operations and strategy
- Military personnel and dependents
- National Guard and reserves
- Natural disasters
- Rural conditions and development
- Sex and reproductive health
- Sex offenses
- Specialized courts
- Terrorism
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' organizations and recognition
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
- Violent crime
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 15, 2019Reported in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov.