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Version 53 · Passed House · Jan 3, 2019
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
This bill provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills:
the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019;
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the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019;
the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019;
the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019;
the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; and
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019.
The departments and agencies funded in the bill include
the Department of the Interior;
the Environmental Protection Agency;
the Forest Service;
the Department of the Treasury,
the judiciary;
the Executive Office of the President;
the District of Columbia;
the Department of Agriculture;
the Food and Drug Administration;
the Department of Transportation;
the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
the Department of Commerce;
the Department of Justice;
science-related agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA);
the Department of State; and
several related and independent agencies.
The bill also extends several authorities and programs, including
the National Flood Insurance Program,
the authority for the Environmental Protection Agency to collect and spend certain fees related to pesticides,
the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, and
several Medicaid provisions.
People & committees
Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] · D–NY
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 241 - 190 (Roll no. 11). (text: CR H32-155)
House roll call 11 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 241 - 190 (Roll no. 11).(text: CR H32-155)
House roll call 11 · Individual votesOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 199 - 232 (Roll no. 10).
House roll call 10 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H197)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions, the Chair put the question on the motion and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Granger demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further consideration on the motion to recommit until a time to be announced.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
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 require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to strike section 7071 from the bill.
Ms. Granger moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H189)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 21.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H32-190)
Committee on the Budget discharged.
Committee on the Budget discharged.
Committee on Appropriations discharged.
Committee on Appropriations discharged.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Introduced in House
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