Bill Sponsor
House Bill 265
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Active
Active
Passed House on Jan 10, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 8, 2019
Latest Action
Jan 11, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
265
Congress
116
Policy Area
Economics and Public Finance
Economics and Public Finance
Primary focus of measure is budgetary matters such as appropriations, public debt, the budget process, government lending, government accounts and trust funds; monetary policy and inflation; economic development, performance, and economic theory.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Georgia
House Votes (2)
Senate Votes (0)
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
25
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

This bill provides FY2019 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies.

The bill provides funding to USDA for Agricultural Programs, including

  • the Office of the Secretary,
  • Executive Operations,
  • the Office of the Chief Information Officer,
  • the Office of the Chief Financial Officer,
  • the Office of Civil Rights,
  • Agriculture Buildings and Facilities,
  • Hazardous Materials Management,
  • the Office of Inspector General,
  • the Office of the General Counsel,
  • the Office of Ethics,
  • the Economic Research Service,
  • the National Agricultural Statistics Service,
  • the Agricultural Research Service,
  • the National Institute of Food and Agriculture,
  • the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,
  • the Agricultural Marketing Service, and
  • the Food Safety and Inspection Service.

The bill also provides funding to USDA for Farm Production and Conservation Programs, including

  • the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center,
  • the Farm Service Agency,
  • the Risk Management Agency, and
  • the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

The bill provides appropriations to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund and the Commodity Credit Corporation Fund.

For USDA Rural Development programs, the bill includes funding for

  • Rural Development Salaries and Expenses,
  • the Rural Housing Service,
  • the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and
  • the Rural Utilities Service.

Within the Food and Nutrition Service budget, the bill includes funding for

  • Child Nutrition Programs;
  • the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC);
  • the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program);
  • the Commodity Assistance Program; and
  • Nutrition Programs Administration.

Within the Foreign Agricultural Service budget, the bill provides appropriations for Food for Peace Title II Grants and McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program Grants.

The bill also provides appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration and the Farm Credit Administration.

Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.

Text (3)
January 11, 2019
January 10, 2019
January 8, 2019
Actions (17)
01/11/2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
01/10/2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
01/10/2019
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 183 (Roll no. 25). (text: CR H376-388)
01/10/2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 183 (Roll no. 25).(text: CR H376-388)
01/10/2019
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 197 - 229 (Roll no. 24).
01/10/2019
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H438-440)
01/10/2019
POSTPONED 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 ayes had prevailed. Mr. Aderholt demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the motion to recommit with instructions until a time to be announced.
01/10/2019
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
01/10/2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Aderholt motion to recommit with instructions, pending the reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to make various reductions throughout the bill and increase funds for Rural Utilities Service - Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program. Subsequently, the point of order was withdrawn.
01/10/2019
Mr. Aderholt moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H397)
01/10/2019
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
01/10/2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 265.
01/10/2019
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 264, H.R. 265, H.R. 266 and H.R. 267. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The rule provides one hour of debate, orders the previous question, and allows one motion to commit on each bill. The rule waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative day of January 15, 2019, relating to a measure making or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.
01/10/2019
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 28. (consideration: CR H375-398)
01/08/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
01/08/2019
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 28 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 264, H.R. 265, H.R. 266 and H.R. 267. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The rule provides one hour of debate, orders the previous question, and allows one motion to commit on each bill. The rule waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative day of January 15, 2019, relating to a measure making or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.
01/08/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:49:19 PM