Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2021
This bill provides FY2021 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities.
(The bill excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all considered in other appropriations bills.)
Within the DOD budget, the bill provides appropriations for
The bill provides appropriations for Other Department of Defense Programs, including
The bill provides appropriations for (1) Related Agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund and the Intelligence Community Management Account; and (2) Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism.
The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-12 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | Senate |
| 2020-07-31 | Floor | 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. 7617. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-31 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-31 | Vote | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 197 (Roll no. 178). | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-31 | Vote | On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 197 - 219 (Roll no. 177). | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-31 | Floor | The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-31 | Floor | Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Aderholt 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 increase funding for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program by $15 million and decrease funding for a competitive grant pilot program for qualified nonprofit organizations to provide legal representation to immigrants arriving at the southwest border seeking asylum and other forms of legal protection in the United States by a similar amount. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-31 | Floor | Mr. Aderholt moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H4198) | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-31 | Floor | The previous question was ordered without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-31 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-31 | Floor | UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of the Allen amendment which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-31 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4197-4200) | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-31 | Floor | Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the House resumed consideration on H.R. 7617. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 7617 were postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4174-4176) | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the House resumed consideration on H.R. 7617. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 7617 were postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sherrill amendment No. 335. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Posey amendment No. 334. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foster amendment No. 241. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Finkenauer amendment No. 239. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Allen amendment No. 219, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Allen amendment No. 219. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Visclosky amendment en bloc No. 5. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Visclosky amendment en bloc No. 4. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Walberg amendment No. 149. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Underwood amendment No. 148, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Underwood demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Underwood amendment No. 148. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Blumenauer amendment No. 87, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Aderholt demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blumenauer amendment No. 87. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ocasio-Cortez amendment No. 49, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Calvert demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ocasio-Cortez amendment No. 49. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Lowey amendment en bloc No. 3. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Lowey amendment en bloc No. 2. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Lowey amendment en bloc No. 1. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with ninety minutes of debate on H.R. 7617. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7617 with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1067. (consideration: CR H3994-4174; text: CR H3994-4111) | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-29 | Floor | Rule H. Res. 1067 passed House. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-29 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1067 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7617 with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-16 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 364. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-16 | Committee | The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-453, by Mr. Visclosky. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-16 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |