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H.R.7608

H.R.7608: State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021

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About This Bill

Introduced July 13, 2020
Latest Major Action July 30, 2020

Bill Sponsor

Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

Bill Versions

Referred in Senate - July 30, 2020
Engrossed in House - July 24, 2020
Reported in House - July 13, 2020

Bill Summary

State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 This bill provides FY2021 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 4 of the 12 regular FY2021 appropriations bills: the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug...

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Bill Actions

Date	Description
July 30, 2020	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
July 24, 2020	Ms. Granger moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H3846)
July 24, 2020	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3844-3848)
July 24, 2020	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. 7608.
July 24, 2020	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
July 24, 2020	On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 189 (Roll no. 166).
July 24, 2020	On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 183 - 228, 1 Present (Roll no. 165).
July 24, 2020	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
July 24, 2020	Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Granger motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the bill back to the House with an amendment to transfer $102,500,500 from the Economic Support Fund to the Development Assistance Fund.
July 24, 2020	Ms. Granger moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations.
July 24, 2020	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
July 24, 2020	UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments to H.R. 7608 which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
July 24, 2020	Considered as unfinished business.
July 23, 2020	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7608.
July 23, 2020	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7608 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. The resolution provide that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-59 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
July 23, 2020	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1060.
July 23, 2020	Rule H. Res. 1060 passed House.
July 23, 2020	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1060. (consideration: CR H3715-3829)
July 23, 2020	Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 7608 were postponed.
July 23, 2020	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (MO) amendment No. 103.
July 23, 2020	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Smith(MO) amendment No. 102, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. McCollum demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced.
July 23, 2020	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (MO) amendment No. 102.
July 23, 2020	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kennedy amendment No. 86.
July 23, 2020	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Tonko amendment No. 67, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Tonko demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced. %kp1
July 23, 2020	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tonko amendment No. 67.
July 23, 2020	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Allen amendment No. 62, 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.
July 23, 2020	The previous question was ordered on the amendment (A006) pursuant to the rule.
July 23, 2020	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Allen amendment No. 62.
July 23, 2020	Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.
July 23, 2020	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lowey amendment en bloc No. 3, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Lowey demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced.
July 23, 2020	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Lowey amendment en bloc No. 3.
July 23, 2020	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lowey amendment en bloc No. 2, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Granger demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced.
July 23, 2020	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Lowey amendment en bloc No. 2.
July 23, 2020	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Lowey amendment en bloc No. 1.
July 23, 2020	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Allen amendment No. 1, 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.
July 23, 2020	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Allen amendment No. 1.
July 22, 2020	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1060 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7608 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. The resolution provide that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-59 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
July 13, 2020	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 356.
July 13, 2020	The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-444, by Mrs. Lowey.
July 13, 2020	Introduced in the House by Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

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