H.R. 7617 - 116th Congress (2019-2020) - 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

Sponsor

Introduced

Jul 16, 2020

Latest Action

Aug 12, 2020

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Bill Number

7617

Congress

116

Policy Area

Sponsorship by Party

Pete Visclosky

Indiana

House Votes (2)

Senate Votes (0)

Question

On Passage

Status

Passed

Type

Roll Call Type

Yea-And-Nay

Roll Number

178

House Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Independents

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Summary

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2021

This bill provides FY2021 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 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/Global War on Terrorism.

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

Text (3)

Referred in Senate

August 12, 2020

Engrossed in House

July 31, 2020

Reported in House

July 16, 2020

Amendments (15)

Jul 30, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 873

An amendment numbered 335 printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 to increase and decrease funding for the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair program by $5 million.

Agreed To

Jul 30, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 872

An amendment numbered 334 printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 to increase and decrease by $2 million the Federal Railroad Administration Safety and Operations account to highlight the need to conduct a joint FRA-FHWA pedestrian/motorist/stud nt safety study on the high speed rail corridor running from Miami to Orlando through Indian River County, FL.

Agreed To

Jul 30, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 871

An amendment numbered 241 printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 to strike Section 510, thereby removing a ban on HHS promulgating rules on unique patient identifiers.

Agreed To

Jul 30, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 870

An amendment numbered 239 printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 to increase funding for endometriosis research at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to $26 million.

Agreed To

Jul 31, 2020

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 869

An amendment numbered 219 printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 to reduce funds made available in Division F (LHHS) by 5 percent.

Active

Jul 30, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 868

Amendments en bloc comprised of the following amendments printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 as en bloc No. 5: Nos. 151, 152, 154, 155, 158, 165, 166, 167, 168, 173, 177, 179, 185, 186, 189, 194, 196, 198, 203, 205, 208, 209, 210, 211, 213, 215, 216, 218, 221, 222, 224, 228, 234, 235, 237, 253, 256, 259, 260, 264, 269, 270, 278, 283, 284, 286, 288, 292, 297, 298, 299, 301, 302, 303, 307, 308, 312, 313, 320, 322, 323, 327, 331, 332, and 339.

Agreed To

Jul 30, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 867

Amendments en bloc comprised of the following amendments printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 as en bloc No. 4: Nos. 150, 153, 156, 157, 159, 160, 161, 163, 164, 169, 170, 171, 172, 174, 175, 176, 178, 180, 182, 183, 184, 187, 190, 191, 192, 193, 195, 197, 199, 200, 202, 204, 206, 212, 217, 220, 223, 226, 227, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 236, 238, 240, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 250, 251, 252, 254, 255, 257, 258, 261, 262, 263, 265, 266, 267, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 279, 280, 281, 282, 285, 287, 289, 290, 291, 293, 294, 295, 300, 304, 305, 306, 310, 311, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 321, 324, 328, 329, 330, 336, 337, 338, and 340.

Agreed To

Jul 30, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 866

An amendment numbered 149 printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 to prohibit use of funds for "adoptive seizures," wherein law enforcement evades stricter state laws governing civil asset forfeiture by seizing property and referring it to federal authorities.

Agreed To

Jul 30, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 865

Amendment prevents the Department of Justice from using federal funds for litigation that undermines the Affordable Care Act.

Agreed To

Jul 30, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 864

An prohibits the Department of Justice from interfering with state and tribal cannabis programs. The term state includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.

Agreed To

Jul 30, 2020

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 863

An amendment numbered 49 printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 to prohibit the use of funds for military recruitment via Twitch and e-sports activities.

Active

Jul 30, 2020

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 862

Amendments en bloc comprised of the following amendments printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 as en bloc No. 3: Nos. 19, 39, 47, 58, 65, 76, 77, 79, 85, 88, 98, 113, 162, 181, 188, 201, 207, 214, 225, 242, 248, 249, 268, 296, 309, 325, 326, and 333.

Active

Jul 30, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 861

Amendments en bloc comprised of the following amendments printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 as en bloc No. 2: Nos. 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 59, 63, 64, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 86, 89, 90, 91, 92, 96, 97, 99, 101, 102, 104, 105, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 114, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 134, 135, 137, 138, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, and 147.

Agreed To

Jul 30, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 860

Amendments en bloc comprised of the following amendments printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 as en bloc No. 1: Nos. 1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 13, 18, 36, 37, 38, 44, 48, 53, 57, 60, 61, 62, 66, 75, 84, 93, 94, 95, 100, 103, 106, 109, 115, 117, 124, 125, 126, 127, 136, 139, 141, and 146.

Agreed To

Jul 30, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 859

Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1067, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-60, modified by the amendment printed in part A of House Report 116-461 is adopted.

Agreed To

Actions (44)

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08/12/2020

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

07/31/2020

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.

07/31/2020

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

07/31/2020

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

07/31/2020

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

07/31/2020

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

07/31/2020

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

07/31/2020

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.

07/31/2020

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

07/31/2020

The previous question was ordered without objection.

07/31/2020

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.

07/31/2020

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4197-4200)

07/31/2020

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

07/30/2020

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

07/30/2020

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

07/30/2020

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4174-4176)

07/30/2020

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

07/30/2020

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

07/30/2020

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

07/30/2020

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

07/30/2020

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

07/30/2020

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

07/30/2020

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.

07/30/2020

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

07/30/2020

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.

07/30/2020

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.

07/30/2020

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

07/30/2020

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.

07/30/2020

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

07/30/2020

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.

07/30/2020

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

07/30/2020

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.

07/30/2020

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

07/30/2020

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.

07/30/2020

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.

07/30/2020

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.

07/30/2020

DEBATE - The House proceeded with ninety minutes of debate on H.R. 7617.

07/30/2020

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.

07/30/2020

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

07/29/2020

Rule H. Res. 1067 passed House.

07/29/2020

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.

07/16/2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 364.

07/16/2020

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

07/16/2020

Introduced in House

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