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H.R. 2577 (114th): Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 and Zika Response and Preparedness Act

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This bill is the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, a yearly federal spending bill.

The bill began as the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016. However in a House vote on May 26, the text of the bill was replaced in whole with new text making it the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017. Our original summary follows:

The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016 is a national spending bill. It has been passed by the House, with a total of 79 amendments proposed and 37 accepted.

Unfortunately GovTrack does not have the staff to summarize the contents of the whole bill and all proposed amendments. We have instead ...

Sponsor and status

Photo of sponsor Mario Diaz-Balart

Mario Diaz-Balart

Sponsor. Representative for Florida's 25th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: May 26, 2016
Length: 88 pages
Introduced
May 27, 2015
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and though it was passed by both chamber on June 23, 2016s, it was passed in non-identical form and only one chamber approved a conference report to resolve the differences.

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“After Senate Democrats Twice Block Legislation, Diaz-Balart and Clawson Urge Senate Leadership to Take Immediate Action on House-Passed Zika Bills”
    — Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL25] (Sponsor) on Aug 6, 2016

“Wasserman Schultz Statement on Conferees to Transportation-HUD Appropriations Bill”
    — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL23] on May 26, 2016

“Inhofe Statement on Senate Democrats Blocking Military, VA, Zika Funding”
    — Sen. James “Jim” Inhofe [R-OK] on Sep 6, 2016

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History

May 27, 2015
 
Introduced

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May 27, 2015
 
Ordered Reported

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Jun 9, 2015
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.

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Jun 25, 2015
 
Reported by Senate Committee on Appropriations

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May 19, 2016
 
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

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May 19, 2016
 
Text Published

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May 26, 2016
 
Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)

The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes. The vote was by special rule so no record of individual votes was made.

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Jun 23, 2016
 
Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)

A conference committee was formed, comprising members of both the House and Senate, to resolve the differences in how each chamber passed the bill. The House approved the committee's report proposing the final form of the bill for consideration in both chambers. The Senate must also approve the conference report.

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H.R. 2577 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 2577. This is the one from the 114th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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