Statements about H.R.2740: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020

One hundred and two members of Congress have made 135 statements about this bill.

Date Member Party State / District Title
Oct. 20, 2020 Andy Levin D MI-9 Levin Passes Second Most Amendments in Freshman Class
May 20, 2019 Jared Huffman D CA-2 Rep. Huffman Applauds $1 Billion Increase for Special Education in House Funding Bill
Oct. 23, 2019 Stephanie Murphy D FL-7 Florida Members Call on Congress to Fully Fund Efforts to Defend Democracy in Venezuela
Dec. 21, 2019 Betty McCollum D MN-4 McCollum Statement on Securing BWCAW Report Language in Final Spending Package
Dec. 2, 2019 Jamie Raskin D MD-8 100+ House Democrats Urge House & Senate Leadership to Prioritize Gun Violence Prevention Research Funding in FY2020 Funding Bill
Nov. 12, 2019 Lori Trahan D MA-3 Congresswoman Lori Trahan, Massachusetts Delegation Demand Answers on Cuts to State Low-Income Home Heating Funding
Nov. 5, 2019 Lori Trahan D MA-3 Congresswoman Lori Trahan Announces $6.2 Million Dollars in HHS Grant Funding for Early Head Start Programs in Lowell and Fitchburg
Oct. 23, 2019 Darren Soto D FL-9 Florida Members Call on Congress to Fully Fund Efforts to Defend Democracy in Venezuela
Oct. 23, 2019 Debbie Mucarsel-Powell D FL-26 Florida Members Call on Congress to Fully Fund Efforts to Defend Democracy in Venezuela
Sept. 10, 2019 Anthony Brindisi D NY-22 Brindisi Announces Nearly $1 Million Grant for Herkimer County
Aug. 22, 2019 Ilhan Omar D MN-5 Rep. Ilhan Omar Releases Progress Report of her Tenure in Congress
Aug. 21, 2019 Albio Sires D NJ-8 Congressman Albio Sires Recognizes North Hudson Community Action Corporation for Federal Grant Award
July 1, 2019 Thomas Suozzi D NY-3 Suozzi: New Yorks Third Districts Priorities Reflected in House-Passed Appropriations Packages
June 20, 2019 Rashida Tlaib D MI-12 Rep. Tlaib’s Statement on Voting Against Largest Military Budget in History
Aug. 5, 2019 Joe Courtney D CT-2 Courtney Statement on Need for Senate Action After El Paso and Dayton Mass Shootings
July 19, 2019 Tina Smith D MN U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig Press Top Administration Officials to Quickly Implement New Effort to Improve Health Care in Rural America
Nov. 9, 2007 R WY Senate Passes $8 million for Military Robotics
July 12, 2019 Christopher H. Smith R NJ-4 Chris Smiths Lyme Disease Amendment Passes House, Tells DOD IG to Investigate the Bioweaponization of Ticks
July 1, 2019 Gilbert Cisneros D CA-39 Rep. Cisneros Secures Defense Priorities in the House-Passed Appropriations Package
June 19, 2019 Randy Weber R TX-14 Weber Votes Against Irresponsible Spending
June 28, 2019 Christopher H. Smith R NJ-4 <span class="kicker">Smith notes progress; Continues fight for whole of govt approach</span>Two Smith Amendments on Lyme Pass the House
June 19, 2019 Joe Cunningham D SC-1 Cunningham Secures Funding for Important Lowcountry Priorities in House-Passed Bill, Including the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project
June 19, 2019 Sylvia Garcia D TX-29 Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) Votes on Critical Funding Bill for Government Operations
June 19, 2019 John Joyce R PA-13 Joyce Opposes Package To Increase Wasteful Spending
June 19, 2019 Susie Lee D NV-3 Rep. Susie Lee Secures Increased Funding for Schools, Child Care, Mental Health, and More in House Passed Appropriations Bill
June 20, 2019 Elaine Luria D VA-2 Congresswoman Elaine Luria Secures Funding for Important Defense Priorities in House-Passed Bill
June 19, 2019 Elaine Luria D VA-2 Congresswoman Elaine Secures Funding for Important Infrastructure Priorities in House-Passed Bill
June 19, 2019 Daniel Meuser R PA-9 Meuser Statement on House Passage of H.R. 2740
June 19, 2019 Ben McAdams D UT-4 McAdams votes against budget-busting, four-bill spending package
June 20, 2019 Jerrold Nadler D NY-12 Congressman Nadler Statement on H.R. 2740, FY20 Appropriations Minibus
June 13, 2019 Jerrold Nadler D NY-12 Nadler Statement in Support of Fetal Tissue Research Amendment
June 13, 2019 Anthony Gonzalez R OH-16 Rep. Gonzalez works to make stronger investments in Congressional appropriations process
June 12, 2019 Mikie Sherrill D NJ-11 Sherrill Stands with Pascrell to Protect Firefighters
June 20, 2019 Xochitl Torres Small D NM-2 Rep. Torres Small Brings Home Federal Money for New Mexicans in House-Passed Appropriations Bill
June 20, 2019 Jason Crow D CO-6 Rep. Crow Advances CO-06 Priorities in House-Passed Appropriations Package
June 13, 2019 Jason Crow D CO-6 In the News: Crow Secures Federal Funding for Mental Health Services at Schools
June 18, 2019 Anthony Brown D MD-4 House Passes New Democrat Coalition-Led Amendment to Strengthen State Department Mission, Advance U.S. National Security Priorities
June 20, 2019 Joe Morelle D NY-25 CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE VOTES TO INVEST IN AMERICA’S FAMILIES
June 28, 2019 Gilbert Cisneros D CA-39 Rep. Cisneros Secures Humanitarian, State, and Foreign Aid Priorities in House-Passed Appropriations Package
June 20, 2019 Gilbert Cisneros D CA-39 Rep. Cisneros Secures 39th District Priorities in the Energy and Water House-Passed Appropriations Package
June 20, 2019 Gilbert Cisneros D CA-39 Rep. Cisneros Secures 39th District Priorities in House-Passed Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Package
June 25, 2019 Katie Porter D CA-47 Rep. Porter Amendments to Protect Women and Children, Help Veterans, and Boost Clean Vehicle Innovation Passes House in Government Funding Bill
June 19, 2019 Katie Porter D CA-47 House Passes Bill to Fund Part of Government with Rep. Porter Amendments to Help Older Adults, Communities of Color, and Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
June 13, 2019 Katie Porter D CA-47 House Adopts Rep. Porter Amendment to Protect Medicare Beneficiaries from Fraud
June 19, 2019 Harley Rouda D CA-48 With two Rouda Amendments, House passes funding bill for Labor, Health, Education, Defense, Foreign Affairs, Energy and Water Development
June 19, 2019 Debbie Mucarsel-Powell D FL-26 Mucarsel-Powell Advances South Florida Health and Environmental Priorities in House Appropriations
June 19, 2019 Cynthia Axne D IA-3 Rep. Axne Secures Over $50 Billion for Workforce Training and Education
June 26, 2019 Sean Casten D IL-6 Casten Amendment Preventing the Limitation of Climate Modeling, Passes House in 2nd Appropriations Minibus Bill
June 19, 2019 Sean Casten D IL-6 Congressman Casten’s Priorities Featured In First Appropriations Package
June 26, 2019 Lauren Underwood D IL-14 Underwood Secures Federal Funding for Local Priorities
June 19, 2019 Sharice Davids D KS-3 Rep. Sharice Davids Secures Funding for National Levee Safety Initiative in House-Passed Appropriations Bill
June 13, 2019 Ayanna Pressley D MA-7 Rep. Pressley Demands Funding for School-Based Health Centers
June 21, 2019 David Trone D MD-6 Rep. Trone Passes Four Amendments to Government Funding Bills
June 20, 2019 Haley Stevens D MI-11 Rep. Stevens Secures Funding for MI-11 Priorities in House-Passed Appropriations Package
June 19, 2019 Chris Pappas D NH-1 House Passes Three Amendments Congressman Pappas Introduced to support PFAS Research, Strengthen NH’s Economy, and Support the Armed Services
June 25, 2019 Chris Pappas D NH-1 House Passes Major Funding Package Including Three of Pappas’s Amendments to Increase Funding for Opioid Abuse Programs, Expand Rural Broadband, and Improve Health Care for Female Veterans
June 19, 2019 Greg Stanton D AZ-4 Stanton Secures Funding in House-Passed Bill to Invest in Arizona
June 18, 2019 TJ Cox D CA-21 Rep. TJ Cox Introduces Amendment to Increase Funding for PTSD and Psychological Health Programs by $10 Million
June 13, 2019 TJ Cox D CA-21 Rep. TJ Cox Introduces Amendment to Ensure U.S. Aid to the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh)
June 22, 2019 Grace F. Napolitano D CA-31 $5 Million Secured To Develop Aerospace Technologies
June 28, 2019 Blaine Luetkemeyer R MO-3 Blaine's Bulletin: Appropriations Season
June 19, 2019 Jesús García D IL-4 Garca Successfully Adds Multiple Provisions to House-Passed Funding Package
June 21, 2019 Lori Trahan D MA-3 Congresswoman Lori Trahan Announces $1.2 Million Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships Grant for Community Day Care Center of Lawrence, Inc.
June 19, 2019 Lori Trahan D MA-3 Congresswoman Lori Trahan Announces Massachusetts Priorities Included in House-Passed Appropriations Package, H.R. 2740
June 13, 2019 Chrissy Houlahan D PA-6 Representative Houlahan Introduces Literacy Amendment and Addresses the Literacy Crisis on the House Floor
June 19, 2019 Mark Green R TN-7 Rep. Mark Green Votes No On Minibus
June 27, 2019 Kathy Castor D FL-14 MacDill AFB, Tampa Bay in U.S. House Defense Spending Bills
June 27, 2019 Brian Higgins D NY-26 Higgins Announces House Passage of Funding Bills Making Critical Investments in Research, Education, Healthcare, Transportation, Environment, and More
June 27, 2019 Peter Welch D VT House Approves Welch Amendments funding Dairy, Burn Pit Outreach, Maple Syrup, and Northern Border Programs
June 26, 2019 Jimmy Panetta D CA-19 Congressman Panetta Secures Important Funding for Central Coast Priorities in House-Passed Bill
June 25, 2019 Robert C. Scott D VA-3 Scott Fights for Multiple Priorities in Appropriations Bills
June 13, 2019 Alma Adams D NC-12 Rep. Adams Wins Funding for 12th District Priorities in House Appropriations Bill
June 21, 2019 Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA-5 My Votes – Week of June 17
June 10, 2019 Bradley Byrne R AL-1 Byrne Introduces Amendment Blocking Pay Raise for Congress
June 24, 2019 Rob Woodall R GA-7 Washington Watch - 6/24/19
June 24, 2019 Albio Sires D NJ-8 Washington Review, June 24, 2019
June 21, 2019 Pete Aguilar D CA-33 Aguilar Secures $10 Million for Key Cyber Initiative
June 19, 2019 Daniel Lipinski D IL-3 House Passes Lipinski Amendment to Boost Funding for Supercomputer Project at Argonne National Lab
June 21, 2019 Tom O'Halleran D AZ-1 O'Halleran Applauds Arizona Corporation Commission for Emergency Vote on Power Shutoffs
June 21, 2019 Bill Flores R TX-17 Bill Flores Discusses the Latest from Washington
June 21, 2019 Markwayne Mullin R OK Mullin Offers Amendments to Spending Bills to Defund Job-Killing Regulations
June 21, 2019 Conor Lamb D PA-17 LAMB LEADS FOUR AMENDMENTS IN HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS PACKAGES
June 21, 2019 Grace F. Napolitano D CA-31 Napolitano Secures Millions for Water Projects, Youth Challenge & Mental Health
June 20, 2019 Doris Matsui D CA-7 Matsui Lauds Sacramento Region Wins in Passage of House Spending Bill
June 21, 2019 Norma Torres D CA-35 Torres, Carbajal, Napolitano Secure $5 Million to Help California Universities Develop Aerospace Technologies
June 20, 2019 John Garamendi D CA-8 Garamendi Secures Funding for Central Valley Water and Flood Control Projects
June 20, 2019 Phil Roe R TN-1 Roe Applauds USDA’s Withdrawal of Plans to End Participation in Jobs Corps Civilian Conservation Centers
June 20, 2019 Josh Gottheimer D NJ-5 Gottheimer Claws Federal Dollars Back to NJ
June 20, 2019 Sean Patrick Maloney D NY-18 Maloney Highlights Wins for Hudson Valley Students and Families in House-Passed Appropriations Packages
June 19, 2019 Francis Rooney R FL-19 Rooney votes no on irresponsible House appropriations bill that drastically exceeds budget caps
June 20, 2019 Sean Patrick Maloney D NY-18 Maloney Works to Protect Clean Air, Clean Water for the Hudson Valley in House-Passed Appropriations Packages
June 20, 2019 Chris Stewart R UT-2 Stewart Amendment to Save Retired War Dogs Passes the House
June 19, 2019 Derek Kilmer D WA-6 House Passes First Appropriations Package with Key Kilmer-Backed Priorities Included
June 20, 2019 Robert J. Wittman R VA-1 Wittman Votes Against Spending Increase
June 20, 2019 Mo Brooks R AL-5 Brooks Votes to Kill Open-Borders, Socialist Democrat Spending Bonanza President Trump Has Promised to Veto
June 20, 2019 Sean Patrick Maloney D NY-18 Maloney Fighting for a Healthier Hudson Valley in House-Passed Appropriations Packages
June 19, 2019 Gwen Moore D WI-4 Congresswoman Gwen Moore Applauds the Passage of H.R. 2740, Appropriations Minibus and Secures Funding for Programs Addressing Sexual and Domestic Violence
June 19, 2019 Steven Horsford D NV-4 Congressman Horsford: Nevadas Fourth Congressional District Priorities Reflected in House-Passed Appropriations Package
June 19, 2019 Emanuel Cleaver II D MO-5 Rep. Cleaver Votes in Favor of First Minibus Appropriations Package, Including His Amendment to Provide Funding For Youth Suicide Awareness and Prevention
June 19, 2019 Jimmy Panetta D CA-19 Congressman Panetta Secures Important Funding for National Security and Central Coast Priorities in House-Passed Appropriations Bill
June 19, 2019 Ted Yoho R FL-3 Yoho Votes No on Reckless Appropriations Minibus
June 19, 2019 Steve Womack R AR-3 Womack Offers Motion to Recommit on House Floor
June 19, 2019 John Carter R TX-31 Carter Statement on Passage of First Minibus Appropriations Bill
June 19, 2019 Andy Biggs R AZ-5 House Democrats Pass Appropriations Bill to Thwart President Trumps Agenda
June 19, 2019 Donald W. Norcross D NJ-1 House-Passed Appropriations Package Includes Norcross Workplace Protection & Skills-Based Education Provisions
June 19, 2019 Rosa DeLauro D CT-3 House Passes Four-Bill Appropriations Package
June 19, 2019 Ted Lieu D CA-36 REP LIEU PROVISION SUPPORTING LYMPHEDEMA RESEARCH INCLUDED IN FY2020 APPROPRIATIONS
June 19, 2019 Phil Roe R TN-1 Roe Opposes Underfunding Defense and Repealing Pro-Life Regulations
June 19, 2019 Buddy Carter R GA-1 Carter Votes Against Democrat's Partisan Spending Bill
June 19, 2019 Gerald E. Connolly D VA-11 Connolly Amendment to Bar Military Education and Training Assistance to Saudi Arabia Included in FY 2020 Appropriations Package
June 19, 2019 Jim Langevin D RI-2 Langevin Votes for $983 Billion Government Funding Package
June 19, 2019 Betty McCollum D MN-4 McCollum Statement on Passage of Appropriations Minibus Bill, H.R. 2740
June 19, 2019 Mark DeSaulnier D CA-10 DeSaulnier Measures to Help Children, Families, and Workers Pass U.S. House in Spending Package
June 19, 2019 John Sarbanes D MD-3 Sarbanes Secures Millions of Dollars in Federal Funding for Maryland
June 19, 2019 Peter J. Visclosky D IN-1 House Approves Defense Appropriations Act
June 19, 2019 Raul Ruiz D CA-25 Dr. Ruiz Secures Federal Funding for the Salton Sea
June 19, 2019 Daniel Webster R FL-11 Webster Statement on Irresponsible Spending Bill
June 19, 2019 Steny H. Hoyer D MD-5 THE DAILY LEADER: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2019
June 17, 2019 Steny H. Hoyer D MD-5 THE DAILY LEADER: TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2019
June 17, 2019 Albio Sires D NJ-8 Washington Review, June 17, 2019
June 17, 2019 Rob Woodall R GA-7 Washington Watch - 6/17/19
June 14, 2019 Steny H. Hoyer D MD-5 THE WEEKLY LEADER: FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2019
June 14, 2019 Rick Allen R GA-12 Allen Offers Amendment to Fiscal Year 2020 Spending Package
June 13, 2019 Andy Biggs R AZ-5 House Democrats Block Funding to Address Humanitarian Crisis at Southern Border
June 13, 2019 Donald Beyer D VA-8 House Adopts Beyer’s Suicide Prevention Amendment
June 13, 2019 Donald Beyer D VA-8 House Passes Beyer Amendment To Require Increased Reporting On Unaccompanied Children From Federal Agencies
June 13, 2019 Charlie Crist D FL-13 CRIST APPLAUDS MILITARY PAY RAISE
June 12, 2019 Rodney Davis R IL-13 Davis Statement on Democrats Rejecting Pre-Existing Condition Protection Amendment
June 13, 2019 Steny H. Hoyer D MD-5 THE DAILY LEADER: THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2019
June 12, 2019 Steven Horsford D NV-4 Congressman Steven Horsford Commends Vote To Reject Funding For Nuclear Waste Repository On Yucca Mountain
June 11, 2019 Steny H. Hoyer D MD-5 THE DAILY LEADER: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2019
June 11, 2019 Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan D MP THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - June 07, 2019
June 7, 2019 Steny H. Hoyer D MD-5 THE WEEKLY LEADER: FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2019
June 7, 2019 Brian Fitzpatrick R PA-1 Fitzpatrick Introduces Amendment to Stop Pay Increases for Members of Congress
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