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
USA116th CongressHR-7617| House
| Updated: 8/12/2020
Peter J. Visclosky
Democratic Representative
Indiana
Appropriations Committee, Appropriations Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Introduced in House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 364.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-453, by Mr. Visclosky.
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.
Rule H. Res. 1067 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1067. (consideration: CR H3994-4174; text: CR H3994-4111)
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.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with ninety minutes of debate on H.R. 7617.
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.
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.
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.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ocasio-Cortez amendment No. 49.
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.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blumenauer amendment No. 87.
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.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Underwood amendment No. 148.
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.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Walberg amendment No. 149.
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.
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.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Allen amendment No. 219.
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.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Finkenauer amendment No. 239.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foster amendment No. 241.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Posey amendment No. 334.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sherrill amendment No. 335.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 7617 were postponed.
Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the House resumed consideration on H.R. 7617.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4174-4176)
Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.
Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 7617 were postponed.
Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the House resumed consideration on H.R. 7617.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4197-4200)
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.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
Mr. Aderholt moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H4198)
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.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 197 - 219 (Roll no. 177).
View VoteOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 197 (Roll no. 178).
View VoteMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Armed Forces and National Security
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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
USA116th CongressHR-7617| House
| Updated: 8/12/2020
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 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.
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Introduced in House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 364.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-453, by Mr. Visclosky.
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.
Rule H. Res. 1067 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1067. (consideration: CR H3994-4174; text: CR H3994-4111)
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.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with ninety minutes of debate on H.R. 7617.
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.
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.
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.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ocasio-Cortez amendment No. 49.
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.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blumenauer amendment No. 87.
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.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Underwood amendment No. 148.
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.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Walberg amendment No. 149.
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.
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.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Allen amendment No. 219.
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.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Finkenauer amendment No. 239.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foster amendment No. 241.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Posey amendment No. 334.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sherrill amendment No. 335.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 7617 were postponed.
Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the House resumed consideration on H.R. 7617.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4174-4176)
Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.
Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 7617 were postponed.
Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the House resumed consideration on H.R. 7617.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4197-4200)
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.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
Mr. Aderholt moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H4198)
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.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 197 - 219 (Roll no. 177).
View VoteOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 197 (Roll no. 178).
View VoteMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Peter J. Visclosky
Democratic Representative
Indiana
Appropriations Committee, Appropriations Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AfghanistanAfricaAppropriationsArms control and nonproliferationAsiaCentral Intelligence Agency (CIA)Chemical and biological weaponsConflicts and warsCongressional oversightDefense spendingDepartment of DefenseDetention of personsDisaster relief and insuranceDrug trafficking and controlled substancesDue process and equal protectionEgyptEuropeExecutive agency funding and structureForeign aid and international reliefForeign and international corporationsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationIraqJordanJudicial procedure and administrationLebanonMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary civil functionsMilitary command and structureMilitary education and trainingMilitary medicineMilitary operations and strategyMilitary personnel and dependentsMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentNational Guard and reservesNuclear weaponsPakistanPublic contracts and procurementRefugees, asylum, displaced personsResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentRussiaSyriaTerrorismTunisiaUkraineVisas and passports