H.R. 7608 - 116th Congress (2019-2020) - State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021

the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),
the State Department and the President for International Security Assistance, and
the President and International Financial Institutions for Multilateral Assistance.

The bill provides appropriations for Bilateral Economic Assistance to

the President;
the State Department;
Independent Agencies, including the Peace Corps, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Inter-American Foundation, and the U.S. African Development Foundation; and
the Department of the Treasury.

The bill provides appropriations for Export and Investment Assistance to

the Export-Import Bank of the United States,
the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, and
the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

The bill also includes provisions that

provide emergency funding for expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19);
establish the People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund to fund projects that help build the foundation for a peaceful coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians and a sustainable two-state solution; and
establish the Joint Investment of Peace Initiative to support the development of the Palestinian private sector economy and increased economic cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians.

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

Text (3)

Referred in Senate

July 30, 2020

Engrossed in House

July 24, 2020

Reported in House

July 13, 2020

Amendments (10)

Jul 23, 2020

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 857

An amendment numbered 103 printed in House Report 116-459 to reduce funding for EPA Science and Technology to match the President's FY21 Budget request.

Active

Jul 24, 2020

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 856

Amendment sought to reduce funding for the EPA Environmental programs and management to match the President's FY 21 budget request.

Active

Jul 23, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 855

An amendment numbered 86 printed in House Report 116-459 to prohibit funds from being used by the Department of the Interior to rescind the decision to take the lands of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe into federal trust or revoke other associated actions related to the Tribe.

Agreed To

Jul 24, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 854

An amendment numbered 67 printed in House Report 116-459 to prohibit funds from being used by the EPA to finalize, implement, or en force the proposed rule, Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter published in the Federal Register by the Environmental Protection Agency on April 30, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 24094 et seq.), which fails to protect, within an adequate margin of safety, communities of color from harmful air pollution during a global public health pandemic, where those communities are experiencing a disproportionately high death rate made worse by decades of exposure to toxic pollution.

Agreed To

Jul 24, 2020

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 853

Amendment sought to reduce spending in Division C (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies) by 5 percent.

Active

Jul 23, 2020

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 852

Amendments en bloc comprised of the following amendments printed in House Report 116-459 as en bloc No. 3: Nos. 15, 25, 36, 68, 74, 76, 77, 88, 89, 90, 95, 96, 101, 112, 120, and 124.

Active

Jul 23, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 851

Amendments en bloc comprised of the following amendments printed in House Report 116-459 as en bloc No. 2: Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 31, 33, 39, 58, 61, 64, 65, 70, 72, 78, 83, 84, 85, 87, 91, 92, 93, 94, 97, 98, 105, and 110.

Agreed To

Jul 23, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 850

Amendments en bloc comprised of the following amendments printed in House Report 116-459 as en bloc No. 1: Nos. 2, 11, 12, 14, 16, 19, 20, 26, 30, 32, 34, 35, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 63, 69, 71, 73, 75, 79, 80, 81, 82, 99, 100, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, and 132.

Agreed To

Jul 23, 2020

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 849

Amendment sought to reduce spending in Division A (State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs) by 5 percent.

Active

Jul 23, 2020

Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 848

Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1060, the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-59 is considered adopted.

Agreed To

Actions (38)

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07/30/2020

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

07/24/2020

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.

07/24/2020

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

07/24/2020

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 189 (Roll no. 166).

07/24/2020

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 189 (Roll no. 166).

07/24/2020

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 183 - 228, 1 Present (Roll no. 165).

07/24/2020

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

07/24/2020

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.

07/24/2020

Ms. Granger moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H3846)

07/24/2020

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

07/24/2020

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.

07/24/2020

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3844-3848)

07/23/2020

Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 7608 were postponed.

07/23/2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (MO) amendment No. 103.

07/23/2020

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.

07/23/2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (MO) amendment No. 102.

07/23/2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kennedy amendment No. 86.

07/23/2020

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

07/23/2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tonko amendment No. 67.

07/23/2020

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.

07/23/2020

The previous question was ordered on the amendment (A006) pursuant to the rule.

07/23/2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Allen amendment No. 62.

07/23/2020

Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.

07/23/2020

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.

07/23/2020

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.

07/23/2020

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.

07/23/2020

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.

07/23/2020

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.

07/23/2020

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.

07/23/2020

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1060, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Allen amendment No. 1.

07/23/2020

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7608.

07/23/2020

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.

07/23/2020

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1060. (consideration: CR H3715-3829)

07/23/2020

Rule H. Res. 1060 passed House.

07/22/2020

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.

07/13/2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 356.

07/13/2020

The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-444, by Mrs. Lowey.

07/13/2020

Introduced in House

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