Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020
Latest action · Sep 12, 2019 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 205.
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.
- IntroducedSep 12, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020
This bill provides FY2020 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. The bill excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all considered in other appropriations bills.
Within the DOD budget, the bill provides appropriations for
- Military Personnel;
- Operation and Maintenance;
- Procurement;
- Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; and
- Revolving and Management Funds.
The bill provides appropriations for Other Department of Defense Programs, including
- the Defense Health Program,
- Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction,
- Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, and
- the Office of the Inspector General.
The bill also provides appropriations for (1) Related Agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund and the Intelligence Community Management Account; and (2) Overseas Contingency Operations.
The bill sets forth restrictions and requirements for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Appropriations Committee | Reported as an original measure Sep 12, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 12, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Sep 12, 2019Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Shelby. With written report No. 116-103.
- Sep 12, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 205.
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
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-356 | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 202065 pages | Appropriations Committee | May 8, 2019 |
CRS reports 12
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
About this bill 2
Products that name it in their title: its number, its law number or one of its short titles.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46361 | FY2020 Defense Appropriations Act: P.L. 116-93 (H.R. 2968, S. 2474, H.R. 1158) Archived | Report | May 15, 2020 |
| IF11340 | FY2020 Defense Appropriations: Selected Issues Raised by H.R. 2740 (Div. C) and S. 2474 Archived | Resource | Oct 23, 2019 |
Also cite it 10
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
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|---|---|---|---|
| R43543 | Navy LPD-17 Flight II and LHA Amphibious Ship Programs: Background and Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Jan 12, 2026 |
| 98-756 | Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1961-FY2021 | Report | Jul 12, 2021 |
| R44984 | Arms Sales in the Middle East: Trends and Analytical Perspectives for U.S. Policy Archived | Report | Nov 23, 2020 |
| R45329 | Afghanistan: Issues for Congress and Legislation 2017-2020 Archived | Report | Aug 19, 2020 |
| R46421 | DOD Transfer and Reprogramming Authorities: Background, Status, and Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Jun 17, 2020 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1158 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2019 |
| HR 2968 | Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes. | Related bill | May 23, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Afghanistan
- Appropriations
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Asia
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Aviation and airports
- Buy American requirements
- Caribbean area
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Chemical and biological weapons
- Computers and information technology
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Criminal justice information and records
- Cuba
- Defense spending
- Department of Defense
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Due process and equal protection
- Educational technology and distance education
- Europe
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Floods and storm protection
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Guam
- Hawaii
- Health facilities and institutions
- Human rights
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Indian social and development programs
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- International law and treaties
- International monetary system and foreign exchange
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Kuwait
- Latin America
- Manufacturing
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Metals
- Micronesia
- Middle East
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military command and structure
- Military education and training
- Military facilities and property
- Military medicine
- Military operations and strategy
- Military personnel and dependents
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Military readiness
- Minnesota
- Montana
- National Guard and reserves
- National Security Agency
- Natural disasters
- Nevada
- North Dakota
- North Korea
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Nuclear weapons
- Oil and gas
- Oregon
- Pacific Ocean
- Palau
- Pornography
- Public contracts and procurement
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Sex offenses
- Small business
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- South Dakota
- Syria
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Terrorism
- Turkey
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- Ukraine
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' medical care
- War and emergency powers
- Washington State
- Yemen
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 12, 2019Reported to Senate
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; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
