House
The House Appropriations Committee continued their work on their FY19 spending bills. They marked up their Defense and Financial Services spending bills in full committee and the Labor HHS Education and State Foreign Operations bills in subcommittee this week. The House has passed three of its FY19 spending bills on the House floor, reported another six out of full committee and two out of subcommittee. The last bill that has not been considered yet is the Homeland Security spending bill.
The House has a full committee markup scheduled for next week in which they will consider the Labor HHS Education and State Foreign Operations spending bills as well as revised FY19 subcommittee budget allocations.
House FY19 Defense Appropriations Bill
The House Appropriations Subcommittee approved its $674.6B FY19 Defense spending bill this week by a vote of 48 to 4. The bill provides $606.5B in base discretionary funding (an increase of $17.1B above FY18) and $68.1B in Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funding.
Only two partisan amendments were brought up during consideration of the measure. One by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) would have repealed the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) and required Congress to adopt a new authorization within eight months. The Administration has been using the current AUMF to conduct antiterrorism operations around the globe. The committee approved a similar amendment last year with bipartisan support, but it was stripped out by the Rules Committee before the bill went to the House floor. The amendment was defeated on a party-line vote of 22-30. The other controversial amendment offered by Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) would have banned the deportation of Dreamers if they serve in the military or receive an honorable discharge from the military. The amendment was defeated by a vote of 24-27.
The full committee did adopt the following amendments to the bill:
- Stewart(R-UT) – The amendment adds report language to encourage the Department of Defense to continue the development and deployment of existing prototypes related to cyber-situational awareness and electronic warfare capabilities. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
- Taylor(R-VA) – The amendment adds report language encouraging the Department of Defense to evaluate options to expand military child care programs. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
- Amodei (R-NV) – The amendment realigns $5 million within the Army research, development, test and evaluation account. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
- Pocan (D-WI) – The amendment adds report language requiring the Department of Defense to submit a classified report on U.S. assistance to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
House FY19 Defense Appropriations Bill Text
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP00/20180613/108421/BILLS-115-SC-AP–AP00-Defense_Bill.pdf
House FY19 Defense Appropriations Report Language
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP00/20180613/108421/HRPT-115-HR_Defense.PDF
House FY19 Defense Appropriations Bill Summary
https://appropriations.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=395335
OMB Letter to the House Appropriators re: Defense Bill
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Frelinghuysen-DOD.pdf
House FY19 Financial Services Appropriations Bill
The House Appropriations Committee approved its $23.4B FY19 Financial Services spending bill by a mostly party-line vote of 28 to 20. The bill’s FY19 funding level is equal to the FY18 enacted level. The bill funds the Treasury Department, the Judiciary, the Small Business Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other related agencies.
The full committee adopted the following amendments to the bill:
- Graves (R-GA)– The manager’s amendment makes technical and noncontroversial changes to the bill and report, and adds certain authorization language. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
- Simpson (R-ID) –The amendment prohibits the Office of Management and Budget from altering the Army Corps of Engineers’ annual work plan. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
- Palazzo(R-MS) – The amendments increases the Community Development Financial Institutions fund by $25 million, offset by a cut of $10 million to information technology oversight, and reform and $15 million to DC Courts capital projects. The amendment was adopted by a voice vote.
- Joyce (R-OH)– The amendment requires the U.S. Postal Service to maintain the July 1, 2012, service standards for first-class mail. The amendment was adopted on a voice vote.
House FY19 Financial Services Appropriations Bill Text
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP00/20180613/108421/BILLS-115-SC-AP-FY2019-AP00-FSG_Bill.pdf
House FY19 Financial Services Appropriations Bill Summary
https://appropriations.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=395297
House FY19 Financial Services Appropriations Bill Report Language
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP00/20180613/108421/HRPT-115-HR_FSGG.pdf
OMB Letter to the House Appropriators re: Financial Services Bill
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Frelinghuyse-FSGG.pdf
House FY19 Labor HHS Education Appropriations Bill
The House Labor HHS Education Appropriations Subcommittee marked up its $177.1B FY19 spending bill this week. The bill is funded at essentially the same funding level as the FY18 enacted level.
The bill provides $12.1B for the Department of Labor ($88.8M below FY18), $89.2B for the Department of Health and Human Services ($1B above FY18), $71B for the Department of Education ($43M above FY18), $1.06B for the Corporation for National and Community Service (same as FY18), $445M for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (same as FY18), $12.4B to administer Social Security Administration activities ($332M below FY18) and $261.3M for the National Labor Relations Board ($12.9M below FY18).
The bill also includes provisions prohibiting the use of any new discretionary funding to implement ObamaCare. And it terminates the following programs: CDC Climate Change program, Teen Pregnancy Prevention Grants, Regional Partnership Grants, Kinship Navigator Grants, Project AWARE State Grants, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, the Health Career Opportunity Program, and Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral, and Treatment.
House FY19 Labor HHS Education Appropriations Bill Text
House FY19 Labor HHS Education Appropriations Bill Summary
https://appropriations.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=395353
House FY19 State Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill
The House State Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee approved its $54B FY19 spending bill this week by a voice vote. The funding level is held steady from FY18 but is $11.8B more than the administration requested for FY19. The bill funds the State Department, the United States Agency for International development, and other international activities.
The bill includes $16.2B in base and Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funding for the State Department and related agencies. This is $163M above the FY18 enacted level. The bill funds USAID at $1.6B, an increase of $3.6M over FY18. And it contains $25.5B in base and OCO funding for bilateral economic assistance in foreign countries (an increase of $289M above FY18). Finally, the bill provides $1.5B for assistance to foreign countries through international organizations and banks, but does not include funding for the Green Climate Fund, International Debt Relief, the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the UN Population Fund.
The bill also includes several policy provisions on Syria, Egypt, Afghanistan, the Palestinian Authority, Russia, Guantanamo Bay, private email servers, the UN Arms Trade Treaty, UN Reform, abortion, and OPIC coal regulations.
House FY19 State Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill Text
House FY19 State Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill Summary
https://appropriations.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=395349
Senate
The Senate will begin taking up FY19 spending bills in minibus measures next week after they complete work on the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act. The first bill up will be the Energy & Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs minibus spending bill. After debate on this spending bill is done, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will turn to the farm bill.
Senate FY19 Commerce Justice Science Appropriations Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved its $62.995B FY19 Commerce Justice Science spending bill in subcommittee and full committee this week, and reported the measure out of full committee by a vote of 30 to 1. The one “no” vote came from Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) who opposes an accounting maneuver freeing up additional discretionary spending above the subcommittee’s official allocation, as well as language in the bill preventing Attorney General Jeff Sessions from interfering with states that choose to legalize medical marijuana use.
The FY19 recommended funding level is $3.4B above the FY18 enacted level. The bill provides $11.57B for the Department of Commerce ($435M above FY18), $30.7B for the Department of Justice ($402.5M above FY18), $21.3M for NASA ($587M above FY18), $8.1B for the National Science Foundation ($301M above FY18), $410M for the Legal Services Corporation (equal to FY18), $95M for the International Trade Commission ($1M above FY18), and $73M for the Office of the United States Trade Representative.
Senate FY19 Commerce Justice Science Appropriations Bill Text
Senate FY19 Commerce Justice Science Appropriations Bill Summary – Republicans
Senate FY19 Commerce Justice Science Appropriations Bill Summary – Democrats
Senate FY19 Commerce Justice Science Appropriations Bill Report Language
Senate FY19 Interior Environment Appropriations Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved its $35.853B FY19 Interior Environment spending bill in subcommittee and full committee this week and reported the bill out of full committee by a vote of 31 to 0. This spending bill historically has been one of the most contentious of the 12 annual spending bills, so this unanimous bipartisan vote is notable. The manager’s amendment included report language from Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) demanding that EPA officials comply with ethics standards.
The bill provides $13.109B for the Department of Interior, $1.34B for the Bureau of Land Management ($11M above FY18), $3.21B for the National Park Service ($13.4M above FY18), $1.57B for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ($19.7M below FY18), $1.148B for the U.S. Geological Survey (equal to FY18), $252.8M for the Office of Surface Mining ($2.6M below FY18), $5.77B for the Indian Health Service ($234M above FY18), $3.07B for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education ($11.4B above FY18), $8.058B for the Environmental Protection Agency (equal to FY18), $6.29B for the U.S. Forest Service, $4.345B for Wildland Firefighting, $1.043M for the Smithsonian Institution, $155M for the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities, and $3.005M for the Council on Environmental Quality.
Senate FY19 Interior Environment Appropriations Bill Text
Senate FY19 Interior Environment Appropriations Bill Summary – Republicans
Senate FY19 Interior Environment Appropriations Bill Summary – Democrats
Senate FY19 Interior Environment Appropriations Bill Report Language
Senate FY19 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved their $4.79B FY19 Legislative Branch spending bill in full committee by a vote of 31-0. The bill provides $90M more than FY18 enacted levels. The bill will be considered on the Senate floor next week with the Energy & Water and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs spending bills in a minibus appropriations measure.
The bill provides $589.7M for the Government Accountability Office (GAO) ($10.8M above FY18), $453M for the U.S. Capitol Police ($26.5M above FY18), $92.5M for the Copyright Office ($20.5M above FY18), $50.3M for the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) ($350K above FY18), $509.8M for the Architect of the Capitol ($5M above FY18), and $123.8M for the Congressional Research Service (CRS) ($4.5M above FY18).
Senate FY19 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill Text
Senate FY19 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill Summary – Republicans
Senate FY19 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill Summary – Democrats
Senate FY19 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill Report Language
FY2019 Appropriations Bills Status
| Subcommittee | House Action | Senate Action |
| Agriculture | Subcommittee: May 9
Full Committee: May 16 |
Subcommittee: May 22
Full Committee: May 24 |
| Commerce Justice Science | Subcommittee: May 9
Full Committee: May 17 |
Subcommittee: June 12
Full Committee: June 14 |
| Defense | Subcommittee: June 7
Full Committee: June 13 |
Week of June 25-29 |
| Energy & Water | Subcommittee: May 7
Full Committee: May 16 Floor: June 8 |
Subcommittee: May 22
Full Committee: May 24 |
| Financial Services | Subcommittee: May 24
Full Committee: June 13 |
Week of June 18-22 |
| Homeland Security | Week of June 18-22 | |
| Interior Environment | Subcommittee: May 15
Full Committee: June 6 |
Subcommittee: June 12
Full Committee: June 14 |
| Labor HHS Education | Subcommittee: June 15
Full Committee: June 20 |
Week of June 25-29 |
| Legislative Branch | Subcommittee: April 26
Full Committee: May 8 Floor: June 8 |
Full Committee: June 14 |
| Military Construction VA | Subcommittee: April 26
Full Committee: May 8 Floor: June 8 |
Subcommittee: June 5
Full Committee: June 7 |
| State Foreign Operations | Subcommittee: June 13
Full Committee: June 20 |
Week of June 18-22 |
| Transportation HUD | Subcommittee: May 16
Full Committee: May 23 |
Subcommittee: June 5
Full Committee: June 7 |