H.R. 268 - 116th Congress (2019-2020) - Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019

This bill provides $12.1 billion in FY2019 supplemental appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for expenses related to the consequences of recent wildfires, hurricanes, volcanos, earthquakes, typhoons, and other natural disasters.

The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.

The bill includes appropriations for

the Department of Agriculture,
the Department of Commerce,
the Department of Justice,
the Department of Defense,
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
the Department of the Interior,
the Department of Energy,
the Department of Homeland Security,
the Environmental Protection Agency,
the Forest Service,
the Department of Health and Human Services,
the Department of Labor,
the Department of Education,
the Government Accountability Office,
the Department of Veterans Affairs,
the Department of Transportation, and
the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Text (3)

Placed on Calendar Senate

January 22, 2019

Engrossed in House

January 16, 2019

Introduced in House

January 8, 2019

Amendments (111)

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Mar 28, 2019

Submitted in Senate

Sponsorship

Senate Amendment 216 to Senate Amendment 215

Of a perfecting nature.

Submitted

Mar 28, 2019

Submitted in Senate

Sponsorship

Senate Amendment 215

To change the enactment date.

Submitted

Amendments

Mar 28, 2019

Submitted in Senate

Sponsorship

Senate Amendment 214 to Senate Amendment 213

Of a perfecting nature.

Submitted

Mar 28, 2019

Submitted in Senate

Sponsorship

Senate Amendment 213 to Senate Amendment 201

To change the enactment date.

Submitted

Amendments

Mar 26, 2019

Submitted in Senate

Sponsorship

Senate Amendment 201

In the nature of a substitute.

Submitted

Amendments

Jan 22, 2019

Submitted in Senate

Sponsorship

Senate Amendment 6

Of a perfecting nature.

Submitted

Jan 22, 2019

Submitted in Senate

Sponsorship

Senate Amendment 5

Of a perfecting nature.

Submitted

Amendments

Jan 16, 2019

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 16

An amendment numbered 15 printed in Part B of House Report 116-2 to increase the amount of nutritional assistance appropriated in Sec. 101 by $5 million.

Agreed To

Jan 16, 2019

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 15

An amendment numbered 14 printed in Part B of House Report 116-2 to increase funding for the Marianas food stamps block grant by $15 million to cover the cost of households, not previously eligible for aid, who remain in need of assistance because of continuing income loss after Typhoon Mangkhut and Super Typhoon Yutu.

Agreed To

Jan 16, 2019

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 14

An amendment numbered 13 printed in Part B of House Report 116-2 to increase the funding for the Northern Marianas Medicaid program by $16 million to help the islands in recovery from Typhoon Mangkhut and Super Typhoon Yutu.

Agreed To

Jan 16, 2019

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 13

An amendment numbered 12 printed in Part B of House Report 116-2 to restrict DHS funding from being used for the construction or expansion of immigration detention facilities.

Agreed To

Jan 16, 2019

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 12

An amendment numbered 11 printed in Part B of House Report 116-2 to increase the funding for USFS State and Private Forestry account, with the goals of helping state and private forest managers recover from the catastrophic fires of 2018 and helping these land managers prepare for the next fire season.

Agreed To

Jan 16, 2019

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 11

An amendment numbered 10 printed in Part B of House Report 116-2 to clarify that the process for addressing duplication of benefits should be handled in accordance with current law.

Agreed To

Jan 16, 2019

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 10

An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part B of House Report 116-2 to extend eligibility to Army Corps of Engineers and FEMA projects, but ensure they do not receive funding in excess of the amount at which they are authorized.

Agreed To

Jan 16, 2019

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 9

An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report 116-2 to increase funding by $50 million for the Community Development Fund to help address unmet infrastructure needs for grantees that received allocations for disasters that occurred in 2017.

Agreed To

Jan 16, 2019

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 8

An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 116-2 to clarify that winegrape growers whose crops were tainted by smoke from a 2018 wildfire are eligible for assistance under this Act, even if the damage is discovered after the grapes have been removed from the vine.

Agreed To

Jan 16, 2019

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 7

An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 116-2 to provide increased funding for hazardous fuels management activities to increase the resiliency of federal forests, to protect against catastrophic wildfires and reduce the amount of damage caused by such fires.

Agreed To

Jan 16, 2019

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 6

An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 116-2 to provide $25 million for Caño Martín Peña channel ecosystem restoration.

Agreed To

Jan 16, 2019

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 5

An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 116-2 to provide $5 million to conduct an independent study, including a survey of participants, on the impact of the additional benefits provided through disaster nutrition assistance on the food insecurity, health status, and well-being of program participants.

Agreed To

Jan 16, 2019

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 4

An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 116-2 to remove the prohibition on the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's ability to waive requirements related to the environment.

Active

Jan 16, 2019

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 3

Amendment prohibits the use of the funds for the Army Corps of Engineers or Department of Homeland Security to plan, develop, or construct the border wall.

Agreed To

Jan 16, 2019

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 2

An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 116-2 to increase emergency assistance funding to agricultural producers who suffered losses from hurricanes, wildfires and other agricultural related losses in 2018.

Agreed To

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04/01/2019

Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture on H.R. 268 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 56) entered in Senate.

04/01/2019

Cloture not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 48. Record Vote Number: 56. (CR S2113)

04/01/2019

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2105-2114)

03/28/2019

Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2081)

03/28/2019

Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S2064-2066, S2070-2071, S2081)

03/28/2019

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

03/28/2019

Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S2064)

03/27/2019

Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S2011)

03/26/2019

Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1972)

03/26/2019

Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 10. Record Vote Number: 53. (CR S1972)

03/14/2019

Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.

03/14/2019

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S1882)

01/24/2019

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S549, S557-583)

01/22/2019

Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S325)

01/22/2019

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

01/22/2019

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S325)

01/22/2019

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 15.

01/19/2019

Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

01/17/2019

Received in the Senate.

01/16/2019

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

01/16/2019

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 237 - 187 (Roll no. 39).

01/16/2019

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 237 - 187 (Roll no. 39).

01/16/2019

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 193 - 231 (Roll no. 38).

01/16/2019

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

01/16/2019

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Dunn 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 title XII - Further Continuing Appropriations from the bill.

01/16/2019

Mr. Dunn moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H660)

01/16/2019

The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

01/16/2019

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

01/16/2019

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 268.

01/16/2019

VACATED PROCEEDINGS - Mr. Stewart asked unanimous consent to vacate the proceedings on Stewart amendment No. 6 in Part B of House Report 116-2, which was postponed, to the end that the Chair put the question de novo. Agreed to without objection.

01/16/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 43, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gonzalez-Colon amendment No. 15.

01/16/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 43, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sablan amendment No. 14.

01/16/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 43, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sablan amendment No. 13.

01/16/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 43, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jayapal amendment No. 12.

01/16/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 43, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Westerman amendment No. 11.

01/16/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 43, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Richmond amendment No. 10.

01/16/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 43, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Graves (LA) amendment No. 9.

01/16/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 43, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Thompson (CA) amendment No. 8.

01/16/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 43, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Thompson (CA) amendment No. 7.

01/16/2019

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Stewart amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Stewart demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the Stewart amendment until a time to be announced.

01/16/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 43, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stewart amendment No. 6.

01/16/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 43, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Velazquez amendment No. 5.

01/16/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 43, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Velazquez amendment No. 4.

01/16/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 43, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rice (SC) amendment No. 3.

01/16/2019

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McGovern amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Granger demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the McGovern amendment until a time to be announced.

01/16/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 43, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McGovern amendment No. 2.

01/16/2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 43, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bishop (GA) amendment No. 1.

01/16/2019

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 268.

01/16/2019

The Speaker designated the Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.

01/16/2019

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 43 and Rule XVIII.

01/16/2019

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 268 with 1 hour of general debate. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to resolutions reported from the Rules Committee through the legislative day of January 23, 2019, making or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.

01/16/2019

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 43. (consideration: CR H626-662; text: CR H639-646)

01/16/2019

Rule H. Res. 43 passed House.

01/15/2019

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 43 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 268 with 1 hour of general debate. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to resolutions reported from the Rules Committee through the legislative day of January 23, 2019, making or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.

01/08/2019

Referred 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.

01/08/2019

Introduced in House

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