Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021

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Bill Number

HR 7617

Introduced

Jul 16, 2020

Latest Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

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Afghanistan Africa Appropriations Armed Forces and National Security Arms control and nonproliferation Asia Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Chemical and biological weapons Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Defense spending Department of Defense Detention of persons Disaster relief and insurance Drug trafficking and controlled substances Due process and equal protection Egypt Europe Executive agency funding and structure Foreign aid and international relief Foreign and international corporations Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Iraq Jordan Judicial procedure and administration Lebanon Middle East Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military civil functions Military command and structure Military education and training Military medicine Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents Military procurement, research, weapons development National Guard and reserves Nuclear weapons Pakistan Public contracts and procurement Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Research administration and funding Research and development Russia Syria Terrorism Tunisia Ukraine Visas and passports

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Summary

Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021

This bill provides FY2021 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies.

The bill includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2021 appropriations bills:

the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2021;
the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021;
the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021;
the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021;
the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; and
the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021.

The departments and agencies funded in the bill include

the Department of Defense;
the Department of Commerce;
the Department of Justice;
science-related agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA);
the Department of Energy;
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers;
the Bureau of Reclamation;
the Department of the Treasury;
the judiciary;
the Executive Office of the President;
the District of Columbia;
the Department of Labor;
the Department of Health and Human Service;
the Department of Education;
the Department of Transportation;
the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
several related and independent agencies.

The bill also requires certain statues and busts, such as those that depict Confederate soldiers or officials, to be removed from areas of the U.S. Capitol that are accessible to the public.

Actions

Aug 12, 2020

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Jul 31, 2020

The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 7617.
Jul 31, 2020

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 31, 2020

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 197 (Roll no. 178).
Jul 31, 2020

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 197 (Roll no. 178).
Jul 31, 2020

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 197 - 219 (Roll no. 177).
Jul 31, 2020

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
Jul 31, 2020

Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Aderholt motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to increase funding for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program by $15 million and decrease funding for a competitive grant pilot program for qualified nonprofit organizations to provide legal representation to immigrants arriving at the southwest border seeking asylum and other forms of legal protection in the United States by a similar amount.
Jul 31, 2020

Mr. Aderholt moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H4198)
Jul 31, 2020

The previous question was ordered without objection.
Jul 31, 2020

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of the Allen amendment which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
Jul 31, 2020

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4197-4200)
Jul 31, 2020

Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the House resumed consideration on H.R. 7617.
Jul 30, 2020

Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 7617 were postponed.
Jul 30, 2020

Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.
Jul 30, 2020

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4174-4176)
Jul 30, 2020

Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the House resumed consideration on H.R. 7617.
Jul 30, 2020

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 7617 were postponed.
Jul 30, 2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sherrill amendment No. 335.
Jul 30, 2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Posey amendment No. 334.
Jul 30, 2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foster amendment No. 241.
Jul 30, 2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Finkenauer amendment No. 239.
Jul 30, 2020

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Allen amendment No. 219, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Allen demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced.
Jul 30, 2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Allen amendment No. 219.
Jul 30, 2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Visclosky amendment en bloc No. 5.
Jul 30, 2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Visclosky amendment en bloc No. 4.
Jul 30, 2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Walberg amendment No. 149.
Jul 30, 2020

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Underwood amendment No. 148, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Underwood demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced.
Jul 30, 2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Underwood amendment No. 148.
Jul 30, 2020

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Blumenauer amendment No. 87, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Aderholt demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced.
Jul 30, 2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blumenauer amendment No. 87.
Jul 30, 2020

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ocasio-Cortez amendment No. 49, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Calvert demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced.
Jul 30, 2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ocasio-Cortez amendment No. 49.
Jul 30, 2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Lowey amendment en bloc No. 3.
Jul 30, 2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Lowey amendment en bloc No. 2.
Jul 30, 2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Lowey amendment en bloc No. 1.
Jul 30, 2020

DEBATE - The House proceeded with ninety minutes of debate on H.R. 7617.
Jul 30, 2020

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7617 with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed.
Jul 30, 2020

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1067. (consideration: CR H3994-4174; text: CR H3994-4111)
Jul 29, 2020

Rule H. Res. 1067 passed House.
Jul 29, 2020

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1067 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7617 with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed.
Jul 16, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 364.
Jul 16, 2020

The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-453, by Mr. Visclosky.
Jul 16, 2020

Introduced in House

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