HR-21 : Still Just a Bill


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;
  • 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.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2019-01-08CalendarsRead the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5.Senate
2019-01-04CalendarsReceived in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.Senate
2019-01-03FloorMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
2019-01-03VoteOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 241 - 190 (Roll no. 11). (text: CR H32-155)House floor actions
2019-01-03VoteOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 199 - 232 (Roll no. 10).House floor actions
2019-01-03FloorConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H197)House floor actions
2019-01-03FloorPOSTPONED 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.House floor actions
2019-01-03FloorThe previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.House floor actions
2019-01-03FloorDEBATE - 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.House floor actions
2019-01-03FloorMs. Granger moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H189)House floor actions
2019-01-03FloorThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.House floor actions
2019-01-03FloorDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 21.House floor actions
2019-01-03FloorConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H32-190)House floor actions
2019-01-03DischargeCommittee on the Budget discharged.House floor actions
2019-01-03DischargeCommittee on Appropriations discharged.House floor actions
2019-01-03IntroReferralReferred 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
2019-01-03IntroReferralReferred 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
2019-01-03IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

Nita M. Lowey [D] (NY-17)
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Economics and Public Finance
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