HR 7608 · 116th Congress
2019–2021, ended
State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021
Latest action · Jul 30, 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
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.
- IntroducedJul 13, 2020
- Passed HouseJul 24, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021
This bill provides FY2021 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies.
It includes 4 of the 12 regular FY2021 appropriations bills:
- the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021;
- the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021;
- the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; and
- the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021.
The departments and agencies funded in the bill include
- the Department of State,
- the Department of Agriculture,
- the Food and Drug Administration,
- the Commodity Futures Trading Commission,
- the Department of the Interior,
- the Environmental Protection Agency,
- the Forest Service,
- the Indian Health Service,
- Department of Defense military construction and family housing programs,
- the Department of Veterans Affairs, and
- several related and independent agencies.
Recorded votes 8
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 166 | On Passage | Passed224–189 | Jul 24, 2020 |
| House 165 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Failed183–228 | Jul 24, 2020 |
| House 164 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Failed155–256 | Jul 24, 2020 |
| House 163 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Agreed to233–176 | Jul 24, 2020 |
| House 162 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Failed117–292 | Jul 24, 2020 |
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.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Appropriations Committee | Reported as an original measure Jul 13, 2020 |
| Senate | Appropriations Committee | Referred Jul 30, 2020 |
Actions 37
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
- Jul 24, 2020Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3844-3848)
- Jul 24, 2020UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments to H.R. 7608 which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
- Jul 24, 2020The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Jul 24, 2020Ms. Granger moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H3846)
In the Congressional Record 3
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E786 | Xochitl Torres Small D-NM | Aug 22, 2020 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E675, E676, H3844–H3848, H3849Motions H3846Recorded votes H3844, H3845, H3846, H3847, H3848Allen amendment (Dept. of the Interior and environment across-the-board funding reduction)authorizingGranger motion to recommit (Countering Chinese Influence Fund funding)Smith of Missouri amendment (EPA funding)Tonko amendment (prohibit funding to finalize, implement, or enforce ambient air quality rule)Lists H3845, H3846, H3848Votes recorded by proxy on Allen amendment to H.R. 7608, Depts. of Agriculture, Interior, Veterans Affairs, and State, foreign operations, and military construction appropriationsVotes recorded by proxy on Granger motion to recommit H.R. 7608, Depts. of Agriculture, Interior, Veterans Affairs, and State, foreign operations, and military construction appropriationsVotes recorded by proxy on Smith of Missouri amendment to H.R. 7608, Depts. of Agriculture, Interior, Veterans Affairs, and State, foreign operations, and military construction appropriationsVotes recorded by proxy on Tonko amendment to H.R. 7608, Depts. of Agriculture, Interior, Veterans Affairs, and State, foreign operations, and military construction appropriations | David N. Cicilline D-RI, Gwen Moore D-WI, Kay Granger R-TX (motion), Marcy Kaptur D-OH, Nita M. Lowey D-NY, Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT | Jul 24, 2020 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3708–H3715, H3715–H3829Text printed H3708, H3715–H3790Amendments H3713, H3798, H3799, H3800, H3801, H3806, H3808, H3810, H3812, H3813, H3818, H3823, H3824, H3826, H3827, H3828Recorded votes H3713, H3714, H3821, H3822, H3823Allen amendment (Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs funding reduction)consideration (H. Res. 1060), previous questionLowey amendment (en bloc)Lists H3714, H3715, H3822, H3823Votes recorded by proxy on Allen amendment to H.R. 7608, Depts. of Agriculture, Interior, Veterans Affairs, and State, foreign operations, and military construction appropriationsVotes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1060, consideration of H.R. 7608, Depts. of Agriculture, Interior, Veterans Affairs, and State, foreign operations, and military construction appropriationsVotes recorded by proxy on Lowey amendment to H.R. 7608, Depts. of Agriculture, Interior, Veterans Affairs, and State, foreign operations, and military construction appropriationsVotes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1060, consideration of H.R. 7608, Depts. of Agriculture, Interior, Veterans Affairs, and State, foreign operations, and military construction appropriations | Alan S. Lowenthal D-CA (amendment), Alcee L. Hastings D-FL (amendment), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY (amendment), Alma S. Adams D-NC (amendment), Ami Bera D-CA (amendment), Andy Barr R-KY (amendment), Andy Kim D-NJ (amendment), Andy Levin D-MI (amendment), Angie Craig D-MN (amendment), Ann M. Kuster D-NH (amendment), Ann Wagner R-MO (amendment), Anna G. Eshoo D-CA (amendment), Anthony Brindisi D-NY (amendment), Barbara Lee D-CA, Ben McAdams D-UT (amendment), Bennie G. Thompson D-MS, Betty McCollum D-MN, Bill Foster D-IL (amendment), Bill Posey R-FL (amendment), Blaine Luetkemeyer R-MO (amendment), Brad Sherman D-CA (amendment), Bradley Scott Schneider D-IL (amendment), Brendan F. Boyle D-PA (amendment), Brian K. Fitzpatrick R-PA (amendment), Bryan Steil R-WI (amendment), Carol D. Miller R-WV (amendment), Chris Pappas D-NH (amendment), Chris Stewart R-UT, Christopher H. Smith R-NJ (amendment), Collin C. Peterson D-MN (amendment), Dan Newhouse R-WA (amendment), Daniel Lipinski D-IL (amendment), Daniel Meuser R-PA (amendment), Daniel T. Kildee D-MI (amendment), Darren Soto D-FL (amendment), David B. McKinley R-WV (amendment), David E. Price D-NC (amendment), David N. Cicilline D-RI (amendment), David P. Joyce R-OH, David Schweikert R-AZ (amendment), Dean Phillips D-MN (amendment), Debbie Dingell D-MI (amendment), Debbie Mucarsel-Powell D-FL (amendment), Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL (amendment), Debra A. Haaland D-NM (amendment), Dina Titus D-NV (amendment), Don Bacon R-NE (amendment), Don Young R-AK, Donald M. Payne, Jr. D-NJ (amendment), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. D-VA (amendment), Donna E. Shalala D-FL (amendment), Doug LaMalfa R-CA (amendment), Dusty Johnson R-SD, Earl Blumenauer D-OR (amendment), Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC (amendment), Eliot L. Engel D-NY (amendment), Elise M. Stefanik R-NY (amendment), Fred Keller R-PA (amendment), Fred Upton R-MI (amendment), Garret Graves R-LA (amendment), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. D-CA (amendment), Glenn Grothman R-WI (amendment), Glenn Thompson R-PA (amendment), Greg Gianforte R-MT (amendment), Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL (amendment), Haley M. Stevens D-MI (amendment), Harley Rouda D-CA (amendment), Harold Rogers R-KY, J. French Hill R-AR (amendment), Jack Bergman R-MI (amendment), Jackie Speier D-CA (amendment), Jahana Hayes D-CT (amendment), James A. Himes D-CT (amendment), James P. McGovern D-MA (amendment), James R. Langevin D-RI, Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL (amendment), Jared F. Golden D-ME (amendment), Jared Huffman D-CA (amendment), Jason Smith R-MO (amendment), Jeff Duncan R-SC (amendment), Jeff Fortenberry R-NE, Jenniffer González-Colón R-PR (amendment), Jim Hagedorn R-MN (amendment), Jimmy Panetta D-CA (amendment), Joe Courtney D-CT (amendment), Joe Neguse D-CO (amendment), Joe Wilson R-SC (amendment), John B. Larson D-CT (amendment), John Joyce R-PA (amendment), John Katko R-NY (amendment), John P. Sarbanes D-MD (amendment), John R. Carter R-TX, John R. Curtis R-UT, John Shimkus R-IL, Joseph P. Kennedy III D-MA (amendment), Josh Gottheimer D-NJ (amendment), Julia Brownley D-CA (amendment), Katie Porter D-CA (amendment), Kay Granger R-TX, Kelly Armstrong R-ND, Kurt Schrader D-OR (amendment), Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE (amendment), Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA, Madeleine Dean D-PA (amendment), Marcy Kaptur D-OH, Mark Takano D-CA (amendment), Matt Gaetz R-FL (amendment), Max Rose D-NY (amendment), Maxine Waters D-CA (amendment), Michael C. Burgess R-TX (amendment), Michael T. McCaul R-TX (amendment), Mike Gallagher R-WI (amendment), Mikie Sherrill D-NJ (amendment), Nanette Diaz Barragán D-CA (amendment), Nita M. Lowey D-NY, Paul A. Gosar R-AZ (amendment), Paul Tonko D-NY (amendment), Pete Stauber R-MN, Peter T. King R-NY (amendment), Peter Welch D-VT (amendment), Pramila Jayapal D-WA (amendment), Rashida Tlaib D-MI (amendment), Raul Ruiz D-CA (amendment), Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ (amendment), Richard E. Neal D-MA (amendment), Richard Hudson R-NC (amendment), Rick W. Allen R-GA (amendment), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Rodney Davis R-IL (amendment), Ron Estes R-KS (amendment), Ron Kind D-WI (amendment), Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT (amendment), Salud O. Carbajal D-CA (amendment), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. D-GA, Scott Perry R-PA (amendment), Sean Patrick Maloney D-NY (amendment), Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX (amendment), Stacey E. Plaskett D-VI (amendment), Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Stephanie N. Murphy D-FL (amendment), Stephen F. Lynch D-MA (amendment), Steve Chabot R-OH (amendment), Steve Cohen D-TN (amendment), Steve King R-IA (amendment), Steve Scalise R-LA (amendment), Theodore E. Deutch D-FL (amendment), Tim Burchett R-TN (amendment), Tj Cox D-CA (amendment), Tom Emmer R-MN, Tom Malinowski D-NJ (amendment), Tom O'Halleran D-AZ (amendment), Tony Cárdenas D-CA (amendment), Vern Buchanan R-FL (amendment), Veronica Escobar D-TX (amendment), Vicky Hartzler R-MO (amendment), William R. Keating D-MA, Xochitl Torres Small D-NM (amendment) | Jul 23, 2020 |
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
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 21, 2020H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021As posted on the House Committee on Rules Website https://rules.house.gov/bill/116/hr-7608)
CRS reports 31
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 31
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33872 | Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): An Overview | Report | Apr 25, 2025 |
| R44124 | Appropriations Report Language: Overview of Development and Components | Report | Mar 22, 2023 |
| R40819 | Agricultural Research: Background and Issues | Report | Nov 22, 2022 |
| R46964 | Department of Veterans Affairs FY2022 Appropriations | Report | Jun 28, 2022 |
| R45046 | Congress and the War in Yemen: Oversight and Legislation 2015-2021 Archived | Report | Feb 10, 2022 |
Amendments 10
Amendments offered to this bill.
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 133 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 | Related bill | Dec 27, 2020 |
| HRES 1060 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7608) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes. | Procedurally related | Jul 23, 2020 |
| S 4492 | Safe Drugs Act | Related bill | Aug 6, 2020 |
| HR 7609 | Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 | Related bill | Jul 13, 2020 |
| HR 7610 | Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Jul 13, 2020 |
Titles 13
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed House for portions of this bill
- Middle East Partnership for Peace Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House for portions of this bill
- Middle East Partnership for Peace Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Passed House for portions of this bill
- Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
- Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021
- Short Title(s) for portions of this bill from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
- Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Abortion
- Advisory bodies
- Afghanistan
- Africa
- African Development Foundation
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Appropriations
- Arab-Israeli relations
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Asia
- Aviation and airports
- Bangladesh
- Burma
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Caribbean area
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- China
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Colombia
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Computers and information technology
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Costa Rica
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Cuba
- Cultural exchanges and relations
- Department of State
- Department of the Treasury
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Disability assistance
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Due process and equal protection
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Europe
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Export-Import Bank of the United States
- Family planning and birth control
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign loans and debt
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Gaza Strip
- Georgia (Republic)
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Higher education
- Historic sites and heritage areas
- HIV/AIDS
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Human rights
- Human trafficking
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Inter-American Foundation
- International Affairs
- International exchange and broadcasting
- International organizations and cooperation
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Jordan
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Land use and conservation
- Latin America
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Malawi
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Medical research
- Middle East
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military education and training
- Military personnel and dependents
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Minority and disadvantaged businesses
- Missing persons
- Morocco
- Multilateral development programs
- Nepal
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Pakistan
- Palestinians
- Peace Corps
- Peru
- Philippines
- Protest and dissent
- Public contracts and procurement
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Religion
- Research administration and funding
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Russia
- Sanctions
- Saudi Arabia
- Sex offenses
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Small business
- Smuggling and trafficking
- South Sudan
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Spacecraft and satellites
- Sri Lanka
- Strategic materials and reserves
- Student aid and college costs
- Sudan
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Terrorism
- Thailand
- Tibet
- Trade and Development Agency
- Trade restrictions
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- U.S. Agency for Global Media
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Ukraine
- United Nations
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Visas and passports
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
- West Bank
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
- Women's employment
- Women's health
- Women's rights
- World health
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2020Referred in Senate
- Jul 24, 2020Engrossed in House
- Jul 13, 2020Reported in House
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