State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (30 Jul 2020): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
What this bill does
H.R. 7608 is a large, multi-part appropriations bill covering the Department of State, foreign operations, agriculture, rural development, Interior, environment, military construction, and veterans affairs for fiscal year 2021. The excerpted portion (Division A) funds State Department operations, embassy security and construction, international organization dues (including the UN and NATO), UN peacekeeping contributions, international boundary and water commissions, fisheries commissions, and related agencies such as the U.S. Agency for Global Media. It sets specific dollar amounts for these programs, some designated as "emergency" or "Overseas Contingency Operations" funding that requires later presidential certification to be spent, and it attaches conditions such as reporting requirements, notification to Congress before certain UN peacekeeping votes, and restrictions on the Secretary of State's travel funds pending a budget hearing.
The bill affects federal agencies (State Department, USAGM, inspector general offices), international organizations receiving U.S. contributions (UN, NATO, peacekeeping missions), exchange program participants (e.g., Fulbright scholars), and U.S. contractors involved in embassy construction and peacekeeping logistics. It also has implications for foreign governments and international bodies dependent on U.S. funding.
The bill passed the House on July 24, 2020, by a vote of 224–189. According to the Congressional Research Service, it was never passed by the Senate, and its provisions were later incorporated into other legislation. As a stand-alone bill, it did not become law.
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Official 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 Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021;
• the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; and
• the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021.
The departments and agencies funded in the bill include
Timeline
30 Jul 2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 7608 do?
- H.R. 7608 is a large, multi-part appropriations bill covering the Department of State, foreign operations, agriculture, rural development, Interior, environment, military construction, and veterans affairs for fiscal year 2021. The excerpted portion (Division A) funds State Department operations, embassy security and construction, international organization dues (including the UN and NATO), UN peacekeeping contributions, international boundary and water commissions, fisheries commissions, and related agencies such as the U.S. Agency for Global Media. It sets specific dollar amounts for these programs, some designated as "emergency" or "Overseas Contingency Operations" funding that requires later presidential certification to be spent, and it attaches conditions such as reporting requirements, notification to Congress before certain UN peacekeeping votes, and restrictions on the Secretary of State's travel funds pending a budget hearing. The bill affects federal agencies (State Department, USAGM, inspector general offices), international organizations receiving U.S. contributions (UN, NATO, peacekeeping missions), exchange program participants (e.g., Fulbright scholars), and U.S. contractors involved in embassy construction and peacekeeping logistics. It also has implications for foreign governments and international bodies dependent on U.S. funding. The bill passed the House on July 24, 2020, by a vote of 224–189. According to the Congressional Research Service, it was never passed by the Senate, and its provisions were later incorporated into other legislation. As a stand-alone bill, it did not become law.
- Has H.R. 7608 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 7608. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 7608?
- H.R. 7608 was sponsored by Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] (D-NY), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 7608?
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. (30 Jul 2020).
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