Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015
Provides FY2015 appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Provides appropriations for Departmental Management and Operations for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Analysis and Operations, and the Office of Inspector General.
Provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration, the Coast Guard, and the U.S. Secret Service.
Provides appropriations for Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery for the National Protection and Programs Directorate, the Office of Health Affairs, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Provides appropriations for Research, Development, Training, and Services for U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Science and Technology, and the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office.
Sets forth permissible, restricted, and prohibited uses for funds provided by this Act.
Rescinds specified amounts previously appropriated to DHS.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-04 | President | Became Public Law No: 114-4. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-04 | President | Signed by President. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-04 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-03 | ResolvingDifferences | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-03 | Vote | On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 257 - 167 (Roll no. 109). (text as House recede and concur in Senate amendment: CR H1535-1536) | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-03 | ResolvingDifferences | On ordering the previous question Agreed to by voice vote. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-03 | ResolvingDifferences | Mr. Simpson moved the previous question. (consideration: CR H1551) | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-03 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with 60 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled on the motion to recede and concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 240. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-03 | Vote | On motion to table Senate Amendment Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 140 - 278 (Roll no. 108). | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-03 | ResolvingDifferences | Mr. Massie moved to table the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H1546; text: CR H1546) | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-03 | ResolvingDifferences | Mr. Simpson moved that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H1535-1552) | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-03 | Floor | Mr. Massie asked unanimous consent to dispense with further reading of the Senate amendment. Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H1535) | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-03 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2015-03-03 | Floor | Unanimous consent to dispense with the reading of the Senate amendment was objected to and the Chair directed the Clerk to report the Senate amendment. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-03 | Floor | Mr. Simpson moved to take the Senate message on H.R. 240 from the Speaker's table and asked for it's immediate consideration. Agreed to by voice vote. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-02 | Vote | Motion to table the message from the House with respect to H.R. 240 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 31. Record Vote Number: 65. (consideration: CR S1214-1215) | Senate |
| 2015-03-02 | Vote | Cloture on the motion to insist on Senate amendment to House bill, agree to request for conference, and authorize the Presiding Officer to appoint conferees not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 43. Record Vote Number: 64. (consideration: CR S1214; text: CR S1214) | Senate |
| 2015-03-02 | Floor | Cloture motion on the motion to insist on Senate amendment to House bill, agree to request for conference, and authorize the Presiding Officer to appoint conferees presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S1209; text: CR S1209) | Senate |
| 2015-03-02 | Floor | Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S1208-1215) | Senate |
| 2015-02-27 | Floor | Motion to insist on Senate amendment to House bill, agree to request for conference, and authorize the Presiding Officer to appoint conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1206) | Senate |
| 2015-02-27 | Floor | Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S1206) | Senate |
| 2015-02-27 | Floor | Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House requests a conference. | Senate |
| 2015-02-27 | ResolvingDifferences | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2015-02-27 | Vote | On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 201 - 218 (Roll no. 105). (consideration: CR H1494-1495) | House floor actions |
| 2015-02-27 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Roybal-Allard motion to instruct conferees, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Roybal-Allard demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until later in the legislative day. | House floor actions |
| 2015-02-27 | ResolvingDifferences | The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H1492) | House floor actions |
| 2015-02-27 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Roybal-Allard motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 240. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to recede from disagreement with the Senate amendment. | House floor actions |
| 2015-02-27 | ResolvingDifferences | Ms. Roybal-Allard moved that the House instruct conferees. (consideration: CR H1485-1492 text: CR H1485) | House floor actions |
| 2015-02-27 | Vote | On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and request a conference Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 191 (Roll no. 102). (consideration: CR H1484) | House floor actions |
| 2015-02-27 | ResolvingDifferences | The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H1484) | House floor actions |
| 2015-02-27 | ResolvingDifferences | Mr. Carter (TX) moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and request a conference. (consideration: CR H1483-1484, H1485-1492, H1494-1495) | House floor actions |
| 2015-02-27 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2015-02-27 | Vote | Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 68 - 31. Record Vote Number: 62. | Senate |
| 2015-02-27 | Floor | Motion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 259) fell when cloture was invoked on the measure in Senate. (consideration: CR S1190) | Senate |
| 2015-02-27 | Vote | Cloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 68 - 31. Record Vote Number: 59. (consideration: CR S1190; text: CR S1190) | Senate |
| 2015-02-27 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1188-1192) | Senate |
| 2015-02-26 | Floor | Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S1151-1152; text: CR S1151) | Senate |
| 2015-02-26 | Floor | Motion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 259) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1151; text: CR S1151) | Senate |
| 2015-02-26 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S1151-1152) | Senate |
| 2015-02-26 | Floor | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1151) | Senate |
| 2015-02-26 | Floor | Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S1128-1129, S1129-1134, S1135-1137, S1138-1150, S1151) | Senate |
| 2015-02-25 | Floor | Third cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure rendered moot in Senate. | Senate |
| 2015-02-25 | Vote | Upon reconsideration, cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 240 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 2. Record Vote Number: 58. (consideration: CR S1104-1105; text: CR S1104-1105) | Senate |
| 2015-02-25 | Floor | Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which the second motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 240 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 53) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1104) | Senate |
| 2015-02-25 | Floor | Motion to proceed to consideration of the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the second motion to proceed to H.R. 240 (Record Vote No. 53) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1104) | Senate |
| 2015-02-25 | Floor | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1085, S1090, S1094-1096, S1099-1100, S1103-1105, S1106-1107) | Senate |
| 2015-02-24 | Floor | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1037-1038, S1044-1047, S1048-1058) | Senate |
| 2015-02-23 | Vote | Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which the third cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure was not invoked (Record Vote No. 57) entered in Senate. (consideration: CR S1028) | Senate |
| 2015-02-23 | Vote | Third cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 46. Record Vote Number: 57. (consideration: CR S1027-1028; text: CR S1027) | Senate |
| 2015-02-23 | Floor | Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S1022-1028) | Senate |
| 2015-02-12 | Floor | Third cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S968; text: CR S968) | Senate |
| 2015-02-12 | Floor | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S947-949, S967-968) | Senate |
| 2015-02-11 | Floor | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S907) | Senate |
| 2015-02-10 | Floor | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S873-874) | Senate |
| 2015-02-09 | Floor | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S843) | Senate |
| 2015-02-05 | Floor | Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which the second cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure was not invoked (Record Vote No. 53) entered in Senate. | Senate |
| 2015-02-05 | Vote | Second cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 53. (consideration: CR S809; text: CR S809) | Senate |
| 2015-02-05 | Floor | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S803-810) | Senate |
| 2015-02-04 | Vote | Upon reconsideration, cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 240 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 52. (consideration: CR S759; text: CR S759) | Senate |
| 2015-02-04 | Floor | Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 240 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 51) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. | Senate |
| 2015-02-04 | Floor | Motion to proceed to consideration of the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to H.R. 240 (Record Vote No. 51) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S759) | Senate |
| 2015-02-04 | Floor | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S741-744, S755-759) | Senate |
| 2015-02-03 | Floor | Second cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S733; text: CR S733) | Senate |
| 2015-02-03 | Floor | Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 240 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 51) entered in Senate. | Senate |
| 2015-02-03 | Vote | Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 51. (consideration: CR S722; text: CR S722) | Senate |
| 2015-02-03 | Floor | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S707, S707-708, S720-724, S733) | Senate |
| 2015-02-02 | Floor | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S677) | Senate |
| 2015-01-30 | Floor | Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S667; text: CR S667) | Senate |
| 2015-01-30 | Floor | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S667-671) | Senate |
| 2015-01-20 | Calendars | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5. | Senate |
| 2015-01-16 | Calendars | Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. | Senate |
| 2015-01-14 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-14 | Vote | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 236 - 191 (Roll no. 35). | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-14 | Vote | On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 184 - 244 (Roll no. 34). | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-14 | Floor | The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H392) | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-14 | Floor | Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Israel motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment to provide for a clean funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security that does not include dangerous, poison pill amendments. Given recent events overseas, this is not a time to endanger the safety and security of the American people. The House needs to pass a clean bill that would provide certainty to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Additionally, the motion increases funding for the DHS State Homeland Security Grant Program and the Urban Area Security Initiative program by $1.5 million each (for a total of $3 million) and reduces the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management account by the same amount. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-14 | Floor | Mr. Israel moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (consideration: CR H391-393; text: CR H391) | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-14 | 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 |
| 2015-01-14 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H391) | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-14 | Floor | The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 240. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-14 | Floor | UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-14 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Schock amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Conyers demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-14 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 27, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schock Part B amendment No. 5. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-14 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Salmon amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Salmon demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-14 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 27, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Salmon Part B amendment No. 4. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-14 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the DeSantis amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Lofgren demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-14 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 27, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeSantis Part B amendment No. 3. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-14 | 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. Mrs. Blackburn demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-14 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 27, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blackburn Part B amendment No. 2. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-14 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Aderholt amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Price (NC) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-14 | Floor | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 27, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Aderholt Part B amendment No. 1. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-14 | Floor | The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-14 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H363-394; text of measure as introduced: CR H363-374) | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-13 | Floor | Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 240 as unfinished business. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-13 | Floor | GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole continued with General Debate on H.R. 240. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-13 | Floor | SENATE MESSAGE - The Committee of the Whole rose informally to receive a message from the Senate. The Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 7. Subsequently, the Committee resumed its sitting. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-13 | Floor | GENERAL DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 27, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with two hours of general debate on H.R. 240. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-13 | Floor | House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 27 and Rule XVIII. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-13 | Floor | The Speaker designated the Honorable Randy Hultgren to act as Chairman of the Committee. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-13 | Floor | All points of order against consideration of the bills are waived. H.R. 37 H.R. 185 shall be debatable for 1 hour, and H.R. 240 shall be debatable for 2 hours the previous question considered ordered without intervening motions except one motion to recommit. For H.R. 185, only those amendments printed in Part A of the report shall be in order. For H.R. 240, only those amendments printed in Part B of the report shall be in order. in Part B of the report shall be in order. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-13 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 27. (consideration: CR H272-330, H331-341) | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-13 | Floor | Rule H. Res. 27 passed House. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-12 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 27 Reported to House. All points of order against consideration of the bills are waived. H.R. 37 H.R. 185 shall be debatable for 1 hour, and H.R. 240 shall be debatable for 2 hours the previous question considered ordered without intervening motions except one motion to recommit. For H.R. 185, only those amendments printed in Part A of the report shall be in order. For H.R. 240, only those amendments printed in Part B of the report shall be in order. in Part B of the report shall be in order. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-09 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-09 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-09 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |