HR 2779 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020

Introduced May 16, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Tim Ryan D-OH

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 16, 2019 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 41.

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. IntroducedMay 16, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020

This bill provides FY2020 appropriations for the legislative branch, including the House of Representatives and Joint Items such as

  • the Joint Economic Committee,
  • the Joint Committee on Taxation,
  • the Office of the Attending Physician, and
  • the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services.

In addition, the bill provides FY2020 appropriations for

  • the Capitol Police;
  • the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights;
  • the Congressional Budget Office;
  • the Office of Technology Assessment;
  • the Architect of the Capitol;
  • the Library of Congress, including the Congressional Research Service and the Copyright Office;
  • the Government Publishing Office;
  • the Government Accountability Office;
  • the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund; and
  • the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development.

(Pursuant to the longstanding practice of each chamber of Congress determining its own requirements, funds for the Senate are not included in the House bill.)

The bill also sets forth permissible and prohibited uses for funds provided by this bill.

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
SenateAppropriations Committee
Legislative Branch Subcommittee
Hearings Apr 10, 2019
HouseAppropriations Committee
Reported as an original measure May 16, 2019

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 16, 2019Introduced in House
  2. May 16, 2019The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-64, by Mr. Ryan.
  3. May 16, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 41.
  4. Apr 10, 2019Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Legislative Branch. Hearings held on the subject prior to measure being received from the House. Hearings printed: S. Hrg. 116-83.
  5. Apr 3, 2019Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Legislative Branch. Hearings held on the subject prior to measure being received from the House. Hearings printed: S. Hrg. 116-83.
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In the Congressional Record 1

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 H4425Ben Cline R-VAJun 11, 2019

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.

Committee report

CRS reports 11

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

Cite it 11

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

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1865Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020Related billDec 20, 2019
S 2581Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020Related billSep 26, 2019

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Reported to House
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 16, 2019Reported in House

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