Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (7 Sep 2018): Message on Senate action sent to the House.
What this bill does
H.R. 6147 is a large appropriations bill that would fund several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2019, including the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency and related agencies, and other government functions covered by companion divisions of the bill. The portion provided sets specific funding levels for Interior Department bureaus such as the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Park Service, covering activities like land management, land acquisition through the Land and Water Conservation Fund, wildlife conservation grants, endangered species programs, historic preservation, and park construction and maintenance. It also includes detailed conditions on how certain funds may be used, such as grant-matching requirements, restrictions on destroying wild horses and burros in Bureau of Land Management care, and rules governing specific grant programs like Save America's Treasures and Historically Black Colleges and Universities preservation grants.
The bill primarily affects federal land-management and conservation agencies, states, tribes, territories, and organizations that receive federal grants for wildlife, historic preservation, or land acquisition purposes. It also affects park visitors and communities near federally managed lands, since funding levels determine the scope of maintenance, construction, and conservation activities the government can carry out.
The bill was introduced in the House in June 2018 and passed the House and, on August 1, 2018, the Senate, each in different, non-identical versions. Because the two chambers did not reconcile their differences before the end of that congressional session, the bill did not become law and no further action occurred.
Plain-English summary generated by Bill100 AI from the official record. Always verify against the source below.
Official summary
Highlights:
This bill provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 4 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills:
• the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019;
• the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019;
• the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; and
• the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019.
The departments and agencies funded in the bill include:
• the Department of the Interior,
Timeline
7 Sep 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 6147 do?
- H.R. 6147 is a large appropriations bill that would fund several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2019, including the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency and related agencies, and other government functions covered by companion divisions of the bill. The portion provided sets specific funding levels for Interior Department bureaus such as the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Park Service, covering activities like land management, land acquisition through the Land and Water Conservation Fund, wildlife conservation grants, endangered species programs, historic preservation, and park construction and maintenance. It also includes detailed conditions on how certain funds may be used, such as grant-matching requirements, restrictions on destroying wild horses and burros in Bureau of Land Management care, and rules governing specific grant programs like Save America's Treasures and Historically Black Colleges and Universities preservation grants. The bill primarily affects federal land-management and conservation agencies, states, tribes, territories, and organizations that receive federal grants for wildlife, historic preservation, or land acquisition purposes. It also affects park visitors and communities near federally managed lands, since funding levels determine the scope of maintenance, construction, and conservation activities the government can carry out. The bill was introduced in the House in June 2018 and passed the House and, on August 1, 2018, the Senate, each in different, non-identical versions. Because the two chambers did not reconcile their differences before the end of that congressional session, the bill did not become law and no further action occurred.
- Has H.R. 6147 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 6147. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 6147?
- H.R. 6147 was sponsored by Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] (R-CA), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 6147?
- Message on Senate action sent to the House. (7 Sep 2018).
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