Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021
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Criterion breakdown8 criteria · max 90
No grade to break down.Recorded vote · House roll call 178 · 2020-07-31
217 Yea · 197 Nay · 0 Present · 16 Not voting — Passed
Actions (57)
| Date | Time | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-16 | — | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 364. |
| 2020-07-16 | — | The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-453, by Mr. Visclosky. |
| 2020-07-16 | — | The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-453, by Mr. Visclosky. |
| 2020-07-16 | — | Introduced in House |
| 2020-07-29 | 09:07:01 | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1067 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7617 with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. |
| 2020-07-29 | 17:13:58 | Rule H. Res. 1067 passed House. |
| 2020-07-30 | 10:28:52 | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1067. (consideration: CR H3994-4174; text: CR H3994-4111) |
| 2020-07-30 | 10:28:57 | Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7617 with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. |
| 2020-07-30 | 10:31:14 | DEBATE - The House proceeded with ninety minutes of debate on H.R. 7617. |
| 2020-07-30 | 12:02:41 | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Lowey amendment en bloc No. 1. |
| 2020-07-30 | 12:06:20 | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. |
| 2020-07-30 | 12:06:45 | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Lowey amendment en bloc No. 2. |
| 2020-07-30 | 12:36:31 | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. |
| 2020-07-30 | 12:37:41 | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Lowey amendment en bloc No. 3. |
| 2020-07-30 | 12:58:41 | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. |
| 2020-07-30 | 13:00:20 | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ocasio-Cortez amendment No. 49. |
| 2020-07-30 | 13:08:34 | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ocasio-Cortez amendment No. 49, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Calvert demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced. |
| 2020-07-30 | 13:10:53 | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blumenauer amendment No. 87. |
| 2020-07-30 | 13:17:55 | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Blumenauer amendment No. 87, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, 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 amendment until a time to be announced. |
| 2020-07-30 | 13:20:24 | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Underwood amendment No. 148. |
| 2020-07-30 | 13:28:34 | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Underwood amendment No. 148, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Underwood demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until a time to be announced. |
| 2020-07-30 | 13:30:01 | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Walberg amendment No. 149. |
| 2020-07-30 | 13:37:40 | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. |
| 2020-07-30 | 13:39:09 | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Visclosky amendment en bloc No. 4. |
| 2020-07-30 | 14:08:50 | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. |
| 2020-07-30 | 14:09:46 | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Visclosky amendment en bloc No. 5. |
| 2020-07-30 | 14:25:26 | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. |
| 2020-07-30 | 14:26:39 | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Allen amendment No. 219. |
| 2020-07-30 | 14:35:31 | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Allen amendment No. 219, 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. |
| 2020-07-30 | 14:36:56 | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Finkenauer amendment No. 239. |
| 2020-07-30 | 14:42:55 | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. |
| 2020-07-30 | 14:44:10 | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foster amendment No. 241. |
| 2020-07-30 | 14:52:27 | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. |
| 2020-07-30 | 14:53:39 | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Posey amendment No. 334. |
| 2020-07-30 | 15:00:08 | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. |
| 2020-07-30 | 15:01:41 | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sherrill amendment No. 335. |
| 2020-07-30 | 15:07:35 | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. |
| 2020-07-30 | 15:07:44 | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 7617 were postponed. |
| 2020-07-30 | 18:31:40 | Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the House resumed consideration on H.R. 7617. |
| 2020-07-30 | 18:31:41 | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4174-4176) |
| 2020-07-30 | 19:18:44 | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. |
| 2020-07-30 | 20:00:15 | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. |
| 2020-07-30 | 20:38:16 | Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. |
| 2020-07-30 | 20:38:21 | Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 7617 were postponed. |
| 2020-07-31 | 09:35:23 | Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the House resumed consideration on H.R. 7617. |
| 2020-07-31 | 09:35:24 | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4197-4200) |
| 2020-07-31 | 09:36:00 | UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of the Allen amendment which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. |
| 2020-07-31 | 10:40:06 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2020-07-31 | 10:41:29 | The previous question was ordered without objection. |
| 2020-07-31 | 10:41:49 | Mr. Aderholt moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H4198) |
| 2020-07-31 | 10:42:07 | Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Aderholt 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 increase funding for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program by $15 million and decrease funding for a competitive grant pilot program for qualified nonprofit organizations to provide legal representation to immigrants arriving at the southwest border seeking asylum and other forms of legal protection in the United States by a similar amount. |
| 2020-07-31 | 10:50:34 | The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. |
| 2020-07-31 | 11:41:55 | On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 197 - 219 (Roll no. 177). |
| 2020-07-31 | 12:17:09 | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 197 (Roll no. 178). |
| 2020-07-31 | 12:17:09 | Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 197 (Roll no. 178). |
| 2020-07-31 | 12:17:11 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2020-07-31 | 12:18:00 | 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. 7617. |
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