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House Bill 7608
116th Congress(2019-2020)
State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021
Active
Amendments
Active
Passed House on Jul 24, 2020
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Democrat
Introduced
Jul 13, 2020
Latest Action
Jul 30, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7608
Congress
116
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting foreign aid, human rights, international law and organizations; national governance; arms control; diplomacy and foreign officials; alliances and collective security. Measures concerning trade agreements, tariffs, foreign investments, and foreign loans may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Nita Lowey
New York
House Votes (2)
Senate Votes (0)
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
166
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021

This bill provides FY2021 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs.

The bill provides appropriations to the State Department for

  • Administration of Foreign Affairs,
  • International Organizations, and
  • International Commissions.

The bill provides appropriations for Related Agencies and Related Programs, including

  • the U.S. Agency for Global Media,
  • the Asia Foundation,
  • the U.S. Institute of Peace,
  • the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund,
  • the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program,
  • the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program,
  • the East-West Center, and
  • the National Endowment for Democracy.

The bill provides appropriations for Other Commissions, including

  • the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad,
  • the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom,
  • the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe,
  • the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, and
  • the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

The bill provides appropriations to

  • the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),
  • the State Department and the President for International Security Assistance, and
  • the President and International Financial Institutions for Multilateral Assistance.

The bill provides appropriations for Bilateral Economic Assistance to

  • the President;
  • the State Department;
  • Independent Agencies, including the Peace Corps, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Inter-American Foundation, and the U.S. African Development Foundation; and
  • the Department of the Treasury.

The bill provides appropriations for Export and Investment Assistance to

  • the Export-Import Bank of the United States,
  • the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, and
  • the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

The bill also includes provisions that

  • provide emergency funding for expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19);
  • establish the People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund to fund projects that help build the foundation for a peaceful coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians and a sustainable two-state solution; and
  • establish the Joint Investment of Peace Initiative to support the development of the Palestinian private sector economy and increased economic cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians.

The bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.

Text (3)
Referred in Senate
July 30, 2020
Engrossed in House
July 24, 2020
Reported in House
July 13, 2020
Amendments (10)
Jul 23, 2020
Not Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 857
An amendment numbered 103 printed in House Report 116-459 to reduce funding for EPA Science and Technology to match the President's FY21 Budget request.
Active
Jul 24, 2020
Not Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 856
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the EPA Environmental programs and management to match the President's FY 21 budget request.
Active
Jul 23, 2020
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 855
An amendment numbered 86 printed in House Report 116-459 to prohibit funds from being used by the Department of the Interior to rescind the decision to take the lands of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe into federal trust or revoke other associated actions related to the Tribe.
Agreed To
Jul 24, 2020
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 854
An amendment numbered 67 printed in House Report 116-459 to prohibit funds from being used by the EPA to finalize, implement, or en force the proposed rule, Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter published in the Federal Register by the Environmental Protection Agency on April 30, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 24094 et seq.), which fails to protect, within an adequate margin of safety, communities of color from harmful air pollution during a global public health pandemic, where those communities are experiencing a disproportionately high death rate made worse by decades of exposure to toxic pollution.
Agreed To
Jul 24, 2020
Not Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 853
Amendment sought to reduce spending in Division C (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies) by 5 percent.
Active
Jul 23, 2020
Not Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 852
Amendments 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.
Active
Jul 23, 2020
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 851
Amendments 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.
Agreed To
Jul 23, 2020
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 850
Amendments 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.
Agreed To
Jul 23, 2020
Not Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 849
Amendment sought to reduce spending in Division A (State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs) by 5 percent.
Active
Jul 23, 2020
Agreed to in House
0
Sponsorship
House Amendment 848
Pursuant 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.
Agreed To
Related Bills (6)
Dec 27, 2020
Became Public Law 116-260
5
Sponsorship
House Bill 133
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Became Law
Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Aug 06, 2020
Introduced in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 4492
Safe Drugs Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Jul 23, 2020
Passed House
1
Sponsorship
House Simple Resolution 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.
Active
Type
Procedurally-Related Measure
Procedurally-Related Measure
Legislation that affects consideration of other legislation (e.g., a rule for consideration, a bill ordered to be reported or passed in lieu of another measure). Identical bills, companion measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
House
Jul 14, 2020
Introduced in House
1
Sponsorship
House Bill 7612
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
House
Jul 13, 2020
Introduced in House
1
Sponsorship
House Bill 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.
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
House
Jul 13, 2020
Introduced in House
1
Sponsorship
House Bill 7609
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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House
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