House
House FY19 Labor HHS Education Appropriations Bill
The House Appropriations Committee was scheduled to mark up its $177.1B FY19 Labor HHS Education spending bill this week but postponed the markup until next week as the Congressional Women’s Softball game, scheduled for Wednesday evening, meant there would be little time for the committee to consider the bill. The bill will now be marked up in full committee next Tuesday.
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 Appropriations Committee approved its $54B FY19 State Foreign Operations spending bill this week by a vote of 30 to 21. 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.
During consideration of the bill, the full committee adopted a manager’s amendment as well as an amendment offered by Rep. Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) that prohibits the use of funds to deny Members of Congress access to detention facilities housing foreign national minors in the U.S. Rep. Wasserman Schultz’s amendment was adopted by voice vote. The manager’s amendment included an authorization giving USAID greater flexibility for how economic support funds are spent to rebuild parts of Iraq destroyed by ISIS, addressed delays in issuing U.S. visas, recommended funds be used to combat human trafficking in Libya, and stressed the importance of sustainable development and human rights in Africa.
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
House FY19 State Foreign Operations Appropriations Report Language
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP00/20180620/108462/HMKP-115-AP00-20180620-SD005.pdf
OMB Letter to Chairman Frelinghuysen on FY19 State Foreign Ops Bill
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Frelinghuysen-SFO-Letter.pdf
Senate
The Senate Appropriations marked up three FY2019 spending bills (Financial Services, Homeland Security, and State Foreign Operations) in subcommittee and full committee this week. And the full Senate began consideration of it first FY19 minibus appropriations bill on the Senate floor this week. The Senate will resume consideration of the FY19 Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 (H.R. 5895) next week.
White House Statement of Administration Policy on H.R. 5895
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/saphr5895s_20180620.pdf
Senate FY19 Financial Services Appropriations Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved its $23.688B FY19 Financial Services spending bill in subcommittee and full committee this week, and reported the measure out of full committee by a vote of 31 to 0.
The FY19 recommended funding level is $16M above the FY18 enacted level. The bill provides $728M for the Executive Office of the President ($2.6M above FY18), $7.251B for the federal judiciary ($140M above FY18), $699.3M for the Small Business Administration ($1M over FY18), $1.695B for the Securities and Exchange Commission (equal to FY18), $281.5M for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ($32.5M over FY18), $309.7M for the Federal Trade Commission ($3M over FY18), $333.1M for the Federal Communications Commission ($11M over FY18), $703.2M in federal payments to the District of Columbia ($18M less than FY18), $11.263B for the IRS ($75M over FY18), $250M for the Treasury Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (equal to FY18), $416M for the Office of National Drug Control Policy ($400K more than FY18), $126M for the Consumer Product Safety Commission (equal to FY18), and $9.633 for the GSA Federal Buildings Fund ($650M over FY18).
In addition to a 1.9% cost-of-living adjustment for federal civilian employees for CY2019, other noteworthy provisions in the bill include:
- A prohibition on funds for an increase in pay for the Vice President and other senior political appointees;
- A prohibition on funding for grants or contracts to tax cheats and companies with felony criminal convictions;
- A requirement that all departments and agencies link contracts that provide award fees to successful acquisition outcomes, and prohibit the use of funds to pay for award or incentive fees for contractors with below satisfactory performance; and
- A prohibition against the use of funds to paint portraits of federal employees, including the President, Vice President, Cabinet Members and Members of Congress; and
- A requirement that agency inspectors general have timely access to agency documents and records;
Senate FY19 Financial ServicesAppropriations Bill Text
Senate FY19 Financial ServicesAppropriations Bill Summary – Republicans
Senate FY19 Financial ServicesAppropriations Bill Summary – Democrats
Senate FY19 Financial ServicesAppropriations Bill Report Language
Senate FY19 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved its $55.15B FY19 Homeland Security spending bill in subcommittee and full committee this week, and reported the measure out of full committee by a vote of 26 to 5.
The FY19 recommended funding level includes $48.334 in base discretionary funding, which is $611M above the FY18 enacted level and $900M above the President’s FY19 budget request. The bill provides $14.256B for Customs and Border Protection ($239M above FY18), $7.21B for Immigration and Customs Enforcement ($134M above FY18), $4.843B for the Transportation Security Administration ($83M below FY18), $10.19B for the U.S. Coast Guard ($237M below FY18), $2.18B for the U.S. Secret Service ($173M above FY18), $1.95B for the National Protection and Programs Directorate ($38M above FY18), $11.69B for the Federal Emergency Management Agency ($96M above FY18), $813M for the Science and Technology Directorate ($28M less than FY18), $457M for the DNDO (equal to FY18), $1.076B for cybersecurity ($13M less than FY18), and $1.5B for DHS Departmental Management and Operations ($104M below the FY19 budget request).
The bill also requires the department to:
- Submit a report on visa overstays and publish border security metrics;
- Submit quarterly obligation and staffing plans and better details in budget justification;
- Report conference spending to the inspector general and limit the use of funds for certain conferences; and
- Link all contracts that provide award fees to successful acquisition outcomes, and prohibit funds to pay for award or incentive fees for contractors with below satisfactory performance.
Senate FY19 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill Text
Senate FY19 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill Summary – Republicans
Senate FY19 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill Summary – Democrats
Senate FY19 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill Report Language
Senate FY19 State Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved its $54.4B FY19 State Foreign Operations spending bill in subcommittee and full committee this week, and reported the measure out of full committee by a vote of 31 to 0.
Senate FY19 State Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill Text
Senate FY19 State Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill Summary – Republicans
Senate FY19 State Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill Summary – Democrats
Senate FY19 State Foreign Operations 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 Floor: Week of June 25 |
Subcommittee: June 26
Full Committee: June 28 |
| Energy & Water | Subcommittee: May 7
Full Committee: May 16 Floor: June 8 |
Subcommittee: May 22
Full Committee: May 24 Floor: Week of June 25 |
| Financial Services | Subcommittee: May 24
Full Committee: June 13 |
Subcommittee: June 19
Full Committee: Jun 21 |
| Homeland Security | Subcommittee: June 19
Full Committee: Jun 21 |
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| 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 26 |
Subcommittee: June 26
Full Committee: June 28 |
| Legislative Branch | Subcommittee: April 26
Full Committee: May 8 Floor: June 8 |
Full Committee: June 14
Floor: Week of June 25 |
| Military Construction VA | Subcommittee: April 26
Full Committee: May 8 Floor: June 8 |
Subcommittee: June 5
Full Committee: June 7 Floor: Week of June 25 |
| State Foreign Operations | Subcommittee: June 13
Full Committee: June 20 |
Subcommittee: June 19
Full Committee: Jun 21 |
| Transportation HUD | Subcommittee: May 16
Full Committee: May 23 |
Subcommittee: June 5
Full Committee: June 7 |