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

Bill: 116-hr-7617
Sponsor: Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Afghanistan
Africa
Appropriations
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

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: 

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.

action_date: 2020-07-16
text: 

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.

action_date: 2020-07-31
text: 

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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-12
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2020-07-31
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-07-31
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-07-31
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 197 (Roll no. 178).
action_date: 2020-07-31
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 197 (Roll no. 178).
action_date: 2020-07-31
text: On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 197 - 219 (Roll no. 177).
action_date: 2020-07-31
text: The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
action_date: 2020-07-31
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-07-31
text: Mr. Aderholt moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H4198)
action_date: 2020-07-31
text: The previous question was ordered without objection.
action_date: 2020-07-31
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-07-31
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-07-31
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4197-4200)
action_date: 2020-07-31
text: Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the House resumed consideration on H.R. 7617.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 7617 were postponed.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4174-4176)
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the House resumed consideration on H.R. 7617.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 7617 were postponed.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sherrill amendment No. 335.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Posey amendment No. 334.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foster amendment No. 241.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Finkenauer amendment No. 239.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Allen amendment No. 219.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Walberg amendment No. 149.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Underwood amendment No. 148.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blumenauer amendment No. 87.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ocasio-Cortez amendment No. 49.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with ninety minutes of debate on H.R. 7617.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1067. (consideration: CR H3994-4174; text: CR H3994-4111)
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Rule H. Res. 1067 passed House.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 364.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-453, by Mr. Visclosky.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-453, by Mr. Visclosky.
action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Introduced in House