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HR 7608 — State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021

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

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Summary

Provides FY2021 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 4 of the 12 regular FY2021 appropriations bills: the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; and the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021. The departments and agencies funded in the bill include the Department of State, the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, the Indian Health Service, Department of Defense military construction and family housing programs, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and several related and independent agencies.

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Action History

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

  2. 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. 7608.

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

  4. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 189 (Roll no. 166).

  5. On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 183 - 228, 1 Present (Roll no. 165).

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

  7. Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Granger motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the bill back to the House with an amendment to transfer $102,500,500 from the Economic Support Fund to the Development Assistance Fund.

  8. Ms. Granger moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H3846)

  9. The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

  10. H.Amdt.856 On agreeing to the Smith (MO) amendment (A009) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 155 - 256 (Roll no. 164). (consideration: CR H3846)

  11. H.Amdt.854 On agreeing to the Tonko amendment (A007) Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 233 - 176 (Roll no. 163). (consideration: CR H3845-3846)

  12. H.Amdt.853 On agreeing to the Allen amendment (A006) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 117 - 292 (Roll no. 162). (consideration: CR H3844-3845)

  13. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments to H.R. 7608 which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

  14. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3844-3848)

  15. Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 7608 were postponed.

  16. H.Amdt.857 On agreeing to the Smith (MO) amendment (A010) Failed by voice vote.

  17. H.Amdt.857 The previous question was ordered on the amendment (A010) pursuant to the rule.

  18. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (MO) amendment No. 103.

  19. H.Amdt.857 Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Smith (MO). (consideration: CR H3828-3829; text: CR H3828)

  20. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Smith(MO) amendment No. 102, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. McCollum demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced.

  21. H.Amdt.856 The previous question was ordered on the amendment (A009) pursuant to the rule.

  22. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (MO) amendment No. 102.

  23. H.Amdt.856 Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. Smith (MO). (consideration: CR H3827-3828; text: CR H3827)

  24. H.Amdt.855 On agreeing to the Kennedy amendment (A008) Agreed to by voice vote.

  25. H.Amdt.855 The previous question was ordered on the amendment (A008) pursuant to the rule.

  26. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kennedy amendment No. 86.

  27. H.Amdt.855 Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Kennedy. (consideration: CR H3826-3827; text: CR H3826)

  28. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Tonko amendment No. 67, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Tonko demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced. %kp1

  29. H.Amdt.854 The previous question was ordered on the amendment (A007) pursuant to the rule.

  30. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tonko amendment No. 67.

  31. H.Amdt.854 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Tonko. (consideration: CR H3824-3826; text: CR H3824)

  32. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Allen amendment No. 62, 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.

  33. The previous question was ordered on the amendment (A006) pursuant to the rule.

  34. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Allen amendment No. 62.

  35. H.Amdt.853 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Allen. (consideration: CR H3823-3824; text: CR H3823)

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

  37. H.Amdt.852 On agreeing to the Lowey amendments (A005) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 187 - 230 (Roll no. 161).

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

  39. H.Amdt.851 On agreeing to the Lowey amendments (A004) Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 194 (Roll no. 160).

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

  41. H.Amdt.849 On agreeing to the Allen amendment (A002) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 88 - 329 (Roll no. 159).

  42. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lowey amendment en bloc No. 3, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Lowey demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced.

  43. H.Amdt.852 The previous question was ordered on the amendment (A005) pursuant to the rule.

  44. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Lowey amendment en bloc No. 3.

  45. H.Amdt.852 Amendments en bloc (A005) offered by Mrs. Lowey. (consideration: CR H3818-3821, H3822-3823; text: CR H3818)

  46. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lowey amendment en bloc No. 2, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Granger demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced.

  47. H.Amdt.851 The previous question was ordered on the amendment (A004) pursuant to the rule.

  48. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Lowey amendment en bloc No. 2.

  49. H.Amdt.851 Amendments en bloc (A004) offered by Mrs. Lowey. (consideration: CR H3806-3818, H3822; text: CR H3806-3815)

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

  51. H.Amdt.850 On agreeing to the Lowey amendments (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.

  52. H.Amdt.850 The previous question was ordered on the amendment (A003) pursuant to the rule.

  53. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Lowey amendment en bloc No. 1.

  54. H.Amdt.850 Amendments en bloc (A003) offered by Mrs. Lowey. (consideration: CR H3799-3806; text: CR H3799-3801)

  55. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Allen amendment No. 1, 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.

  56. H.Amdt.849 The previous question was ordered on the amendment (A002) pursuant to the rule.

  57. DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Allen amendment No. 1.

  58. H.Amdt.849 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Allen. (consideration: CR H3798-3799, H3821-3822; text: CR H3798)

  59. DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7608.

  60. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7608 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. The resolution provide that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-59 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

  61. Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1060. (consideration: CR H3715-3829)

  62. Rule H. Res. 1060 passed House.

  63. Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1060 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7608 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. The resolution provide that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-59 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

  64. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 356.

  65. The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-444, by Mrs. Lowey.

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Subjects

International affairs Abortion Advisory bodies Afghanistan Africa African Development Foundation Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Appropriations Arab-Israeli relations Arms control and nonproliferation Asia Aviation and airports Bangladesh Burma Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cardiovascular and respiratory health Caribbean area Central African Republic Chad Child health Child safety and welfare China Climate change and greenhouse gases Colombia Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Computers and information technology Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Costa Rica Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Cuba Cultural exchanges and relations Department of State Department of the Treasury Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Disability assistance Disaster relief and insurance Drug trafficking and controlled substances Due process and equal protection Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Employment discrimination and employee rights Europe Executive agency funding and structure Export-Import Bank of the United States Family planning and birth control Foreign aid and international relief Foreign loans and debt Forests, forestry, trees Gaza Strip Georgia (Republic) Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Guatemala HIV/AIDS Haiti Health promotion and preventive care Higher education Historic sites and heritage areas Honduras Hong Kong Human rights Human trafficking Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Inter-American Foundation International exchange and broadcasting International organizations and cooperation Internet and video services Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Judicial procedure and administration Land use and conservation Latin America Law enforcement administration and funding Lebanon Libya Malawi Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Medical research Middle East Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military education and training Military personnel and dependents Military procurement, research, weapons development Minority and disadvantaged businesses Missing persons Morocco Multilateral development programs Nepal Niger Nigeria North Korea Pakistan Palestinians Peace Corps Peru Philippines Protest and dissent Public contracts and procurement Racial and ethnic relations Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Religion Research administration and funding Rule of law and government transparency Russia Sanctions Saudi Arabia Sex offenses Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Small business Smuggling and trafficking South Sudan Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Spacecraft and satellites Sri Lanka Strategic materials and reserves Student aid and college costs Sudan Syria Taiwan Terrorism Thailand Tibet Trade restrictions Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey U.S. Agency for Global Media U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Ukraine United Nations Venezuela Vietnam Visas and passports War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity West Bank Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Women's employment Women's health Women's rights World health Yemen Zimbabwe Trade and Development Agency Internet, web applications, social media
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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 7608 do?
Provides FY2021 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 4 of the 12 regular FY2021 appropriations bills: the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; and the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021. The departments and agencies funded in the bill include the Department of State, the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, the Indian Health Service, Department of Defense military construction and family housing programs, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and several related and independent agencies.
Who sponsors HR 7608?
HR 7608 is sponsored by Nita Lowey (D).
What is the current status of HR 7608?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HR 7608?
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