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.

  1. IntroducedJul 13, 2020
  2. Passed HouseJul 24, 2020
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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 callQuestionResultDate
House 166Passed224–189Jul 24, 2020
House 165Failed183–228Jul 24, 2020
House 164Failed155–256Jul 24, 2020
House 163Agreed to233–176Jul 24, 2020
House 162Failed117–292Jul 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.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAppropriations Committee
Reported as an original measure Jul 13, 2020
SenateAppropriations Committee
Referred Jul 30, 2020

Actions 37

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 30, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
  2. Jul 24, 2020Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3844-3848)
  3. 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.
  4. Jul 24, 2020The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  5. 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E786Xochitl Torres Small D-NMAug 22, 2020
House · ExtensionsDebate 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 appropriationsDavid 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-CTJul 24, 2020
HouseDebate 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 appropriationsAlan 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

  1. 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.

ProductTitleKindPublished
RL33872Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): An OverviewReportApr 25, 2025
R44124Appropriations Report Language: Overview of Development and ComponentsReportMar 22, 2023
R40819Agricultural Research: Background and IssuesReportNov 22, 2022
R46964Department of Veterans Affairs FY2022 AppropriationsReportJun 28, 2022
R45046Congress and the War in Yemen: Oversight and Legislation 2015-2021 ArchivedReportFeb 10, 2022
IF11661National Park Service: FY2021 Appropriations ArchivedResourceOct 12, 2021
R46621Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2021 Appropriations: OverviewReportOct 5, 2021
R46367Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2021 Budget and Appropriations ArchivedReportSep 24, 2021
R46841Changes in the House of Representatives’ Initial Consideration of Regular Appropriations Measures, 113th-116th Congresses ArchivedReportJul 15, 2021
R46437Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2021 Appropriations ArchivedReportJun 30, 2021
R46459Department of Veterans Affairs FY2021 AppropriationsReportJun 30, 2021
R46519Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: Overview of FY2021 Appropriations ArchivedReportJun 28, 2021
R46493U.S. Funding for International Conservation and Biodiversity ArchivedReportJun 25, 2021
IF11590Bureau of Land Management: FY2021 Appropriations ArchivedResourceJun 7, 2021
IF11029The Venezuela Regional Humanitarian Crisis and COVID-19 ArchivedResourceApr 30, 2021
R46728FY2021 Appropriations for Agricultural ConservationReportMar 19, 2021
R46613The Digital Divide: What Is It, Where Is It, and Federal Assistance Programs ArchivedReportMar 9, 2021
IF11775FY2021 Military Construction Appropriations: An Overview of Division J of P.L. 116-260 ArchivedResourceFeb 26, 2021
IF11638Forest Service: FY2021 Appropriations ArchivedResourceFeb 18, 2021
IF11675Wildfire Management Funding: FY2021 Appropriations ArchivedResourceFeb 18, 2021
IF11752Offshore Energy Agency Appropriations, FY2021 ArchivedResourceFeb 1, 2021
R45657Cuba: U.S. Policy in the 116th Congress and Through the Trump Administration ArchivedReportJan 22, 2021
R46514U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: FY2021 Appropriations ArchivedReportJan 11, 2021
R46258Latin America and the Caribbean: U.S. Policy and Issues in the 116th Congress ArchivedReportJan 8, 2021
R46651Azerbaijan and Armenia: The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict ArchivedReportJan 7, 2021
R46341Federal Research and Development (R&D) Funding: FY2021 ArchivedReportDec 17, 2020
IN11198Bolivia’s October 2020 General Elections ArchivedInsightOct 22, 2020
R46575U.S. Withdrawal from the World Health Organization: Process and Implications ArchivedReportOct 21, 2020
IF11457United Nations Issues: U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights ArchivedResourceSep 22, 2020
R45329Afghanistan: Issues for Congress and Legislation 2017-2020 ArchivedReportAug 19, 2020
R46419Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 116th Congress ArchivedReportJul 27, 2020

Amendments 10

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
HAmdt 848Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1060, the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-59 is considered adopted.Rules CommitteeOn agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.
HAmdt 849Amendment sought to reduce spending in Division A (State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs) by 5 percent.Rick W. Allen R-GAOn agreeing to the Allen amendment (A002) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 88 - 329 (Roll no. 159).
HAmdt 850Amendments en bloc comprised of the following amendments printed in House Report 116-459 as en bloc No. 1: Nos. 2, 11, 12, 14, 16, 19, 20, 26, 30, 32, 34, 35, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 63, 69, 71, 73, 75, 79, 80, 81, 82, 99, 100, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, and 132.Nita M. Lowey D-NYOn agreeing to the Lowey amendments (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 851Amendments en bloc comprised of the following amendments printed in House Report 116-459 as en bloc No. 2: Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 31, 33, 39, 58, 61, 64, 65, 70, 72, 78, 83, 84, 85, 87, 91, 92, 93, 94, 97, 98, 105, and 110.Nita M. Lowey D-NYOn agreeing to the Lowey amendments (A004) Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 194 (Roll no. 160).
HAmdt 852Amendments en bloc comprised of the following amendments printed in House Report 116-459 as en bloc No. 3: Nos. 15, 25, 36, 68, 74, 76, 77, 88, 89, 90, 95, 96, 101, 112, 120, and 124.Nita M. Lowey D-NYOn agreeing to the Lowey amendments (A005) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 187 - 230 (Roll no. 161).

Related bills 6

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

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

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Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 30, 2020Referred in Senate
  2. Jul 24, 2020Engrossed in House
  3. Jul 13, 2020Reported in House

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