Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2016
Provides FY2016 appropriations for the legislative branch, including the House of Representatives and Joint Items such as the Joint Economic Committee, the Joint Committee on Taxation, the Office of the Attending Physician, and the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services.
Provides appropriations for the Capitol Police; the Office of Compliance; the Congressional Budget Office; the Architect of the Capitol (except Senate Office Buildings); the Library of Congress, including the Congressional Research Service; the Government Publishing Office; the Government Accountability Office; the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund; and the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development.
(Pursuant to the longstanding practice of each chamber of Congress determining its own requirements, funds for the Senate are not included in the House bill.)
Sets forth permissible, restricted, and prohibited uses for funds provided by this bill.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-11 | President | Became Public Law No: 114-96. | House floor actions |
| 2015-12-11 | President | Signed by President. | House floor actions |
| 2015-12-11 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2015-12-11 | ResolvingDifferences | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2015-12-11 | ResolvingDifferences | On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H9295-9296; text as House agree to the Senate amendment: CR H9295) | House floor actions |
| 2015-12-11 | ResolvingDifferences | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H9296) | House floor actions |
| 2015-12-11 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 560, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Rogers (KY) motion to agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 2250. | House floor actions |
| 2015-12-11 | ResolvingDifferences | Mr. Rogers (KY) moved that the House agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H9295-9296) | House floor actions |
| 2015-12-11 | Floor | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 560, Mr. Rogers (KY) called up H.R. 2250 from the Speaker's table with the Senate amendments thereto, and was recognized to offer a motion. | House floor actions |
| 2015-12-10 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2015-12-10 | Floor | Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote. | Senate |
| 2015-12-10 | Floor | The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8586) | Senate |
| 2015-12-10 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8581-8586; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S8581-8586) | Senate |
| 2015-06-11 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 116. | Senate |
| 2015-06-11 | Committee | Committee on Appropriations. Reported by Senator Capito with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-64. | Senate |
| 2015-05-20 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | Senate |
| 2015-05-19 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2015-05-19 | Vote | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 357 - 67 (Roll no. 247). | House floor actions |
| 2015-05-19 | Floor | The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. | House floor actions |
| 2015-05-19 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H3359) | House floor actions |
| 2015-05-19 | Floor | The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2250. | House floor actions |
| 2015-05-19 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Blackburn amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Wasserman Schultz demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2015-05-19 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 271, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blackburn Part B amendment No. 3. | House floor actions |
| 2015-05-19 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 271, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Flores Part B amendment No. 2. | House floor actions |
| 2015-05-19 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ratcliffe amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Wasserman Schultz demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2015-05-19 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 271, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ratcliffe Part B amendment No. 1. | House floor actions |
| 2015-05-19 | Floor | GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2250. | House floor actions |
| 2015-05-19 | Floor | The Speaker designated the Honorable Earl L. "Buddy" Carter to act as Chairman of the Committee. | House floor actions |
| 2015-05-19 | Floor | House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 271 and Rule XVIII. | House floor actions |
| 2015-05-19 | Floor | The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1806, H.R. 2250, and H.R. 2353. | House floor actions |
| 2015-05-19 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 271. (consideration: CR H3339-3359; text of measure as reported in House: CR H3348-3353) | House floor actions |
| 2015-05-12 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 78. | House floor actions |
| 2015-05-12 | Committee | The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 114-110, by Mr. Graves (GA). | House floor actions |
| 2015-05-12 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |