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H.R. 7617 116th Congress House

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

Official title: Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 16, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Aug 12, 2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Jul 31, 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. 7617.
Jul 31, 2020
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 197 (Roll no. 178).
Jul 31, 2020
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 197 - 219 (Roll no. 177).
Jul 31, 2020
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
Jul 31, 2020
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.
Jul 31, 2020
Mr. Aderholt moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (text: CR H4198)
Jul 31, 2020
The previous question was ordered without objection.
Jul 31, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 31, 2020
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.
Jul 31, 2020
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4197-4200)
Jul 31, 2020
Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the House resumed consideration on H.R. 7617.
Jul 30, 2020
Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 7617 were postponed.
Jul 30, 2020
Without objection, a motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.
Jul 30, 2020
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4174-4176)
Jul 30, 2020
Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the House resumed consideration on H.R. 7617.
Jul 30, 2020
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 7617 were postponed.
Jul 30, 2020
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sherrill amendment No. 335.
Jul 30, 2020
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Posey amendment No. 334.
Jul 30, 2020
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foster amendment No. 241.
Jul 30, 2020
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Finkenauer amendment No. 239.
Jul 30, 2020
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.
Jul 30, 2020
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Allen amendment No. 219.
Jul 30, 2020
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.
Jul 30, 2020
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.
Jul 30, 2020
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Walberg amendment No. 149.
Jul 30, 2020
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.
Jul 30, 2020
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Underwood amendment No. 148.
Jul 30, 2020
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.
Jul 30, 2020
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blumenauer amendment No. 87.
Jul 30, 2020
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.
Jul 30, 2020
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1067, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ocasio-Cortez amendment No. 49.
Jul 30, 2020
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.
Jul 30, 2020
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.
Jul 30, 2020
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.
Jul 30, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with ninety minutes of debate on H.R. 7617.
Jul 30, 2020
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.
Jul 30, 2020
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1067. (consideration: CR H3994-4174; text: CR H3994-4111)
Jul 29, 2020
Rule H. Res. 1067 passed House.
Jul 29, 2020
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.
Jul 16, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 364.
Jul 16, 2020
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-453, by Mr. Visclosky.
Jul 16, 2020
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 2
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Jul 31, 2020 House · vote #178 On Passage Passed 217–197 See who voted →
Jul 31, 2020 House · vote #177 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions Failed 197–219 See who voted →
 Amendments to this bill 15

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

11 agreed to 3 failed 1 with no recorded outcome

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 869 Allen, Rick W. An amendment numbered 219 printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 to reduce funds made available in Divisio… Failed Jul 31, 2020
HAMDT 873 Sherrill, Mikie An amendment numbered 335 printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 to increase and decrease funding for the … Agreed to Jul 30, 2020
HAMDT 872 – An amendment numbered 334 printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 to increase and decrease by $2 million th… Agreed to Jul 30, 2020
HAMDT 871 Foster, Bill An amendment numbered 241 printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 to strike Section 510, thereby removing a… Agreed to Jul 30, 2020
HAMDT 870 – An amendment numbered 239 printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 to increase funding for endometriosis res… Agreed to Jul 30, 2020
HAMDT 868 – Amendments en bloc comprised of the following amendments printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 as en bloc… Agreed to Jul 30, 2020
HAMDT 867 – Amendments en bloc comprised of the following amendments printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 as en bloc… Agreed to Jul 30, 2020
HAMDT 866 Walberg, Tim An amendment numbered 149 printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 to prohibit use of funds for "adoptive se… Agreed to Jul 30, 2020
HAMDT 865 Underwood, Lauren Amendment prevents the Department of Justice from using federal funds for litigation that undermines the Affo… Agreed to Jul 30, 2020
HAMDT 864 – An prohibits the Department of Justice from interfering with state and tribal cannabis programs. The term sta… Agreed to Jul 30, 2020
HAMDT 863 Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria An amendment numbered 49 printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 to prohibit the use of funds for military … Failed Jul 30, 2020
HAMDT 862 – Amendments en bloc comprised of the following amendments printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 as en bloc… Failed Jul 30, 2020
HAMDT 861 – Amendments en bloc comprised of the following amendments printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 as en bloc… Agreed to Jul 30, 2020
HAMDT 860 – Amendments en bloc comprised of the following amendments printed in Part B of House Report 116-461 as en bloc… Agreed to Jul 30, 2020
HAMDT 859 – Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1067, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text … No recorded outcome –
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 Latest action August 12, 2020

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

This bill provides FY2021 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies.

The bill includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2021 appropriations bills:

  • the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2021;
  • the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021;
  • the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021;
  • the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021;
  • the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; and
  • the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021.

The departments and agencies funded in the bill include

  • the Department of Defense;
  • the Department of Commerce;
  • the Department of Justice;
  • science-related agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA);
  • the Department of Energy;
  • the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers;
  • the Bureau of Reclamation;
  • the Department of the Treasury;
  • the judiciary;
  • the Executive Office of the President;
  • the District of Columbia;
  • the Department of Labor;
  • the Department of Health and Human Service;
  • the Department of Education;
  • the Department of Transportation;
  • the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
  • several related and independent agencies.

The bill also requires certain statues and busts, such as those that depict Confederate soldiers or officials, to be removed from areas of the U.S. Capitol that are accessible to the public.

 Related & companion bills 8
  • HRES 1067 Procedurally related Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7617) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal …
  • HR 7613 Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 20…
  • HR 7614 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
  • HR 7616 Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies fo…
  • HR 7667 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
  • HR 7668 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021
  • HR 133 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
  • HR 7669 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7617: 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. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7617/
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"H.R. 7617: 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." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7617/.
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H.R. 7617, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7617/.
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