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

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 ... Continue reading »

Overview

Introduced:: May 27, 2015
114^th 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.
Sponsor:: Mario Diaz-Balart

Representative for Florida's 25th congressional district

Republican
Text:: Read Text »
Last Updated: May 26, 2016
Length: 88 pages

History

May 27, 2015		Introduced Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.
May 27, 2015		Ordered Reported A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. The House Committee on Appropriations issued the report which may provide insight into the purpose of the legislation. Read Report » Read Text »
Jun 1, 2015		Considered by House Committee on Rules A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
Jun 9, 2015		Passed House (Senate next) The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. View Vote » Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Jun 25, 2015		Text Published Updated bill text was published as of Reported by Senate Committee. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Jun 25, 2015		Reported by Senate Committee on Appropriations A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. Read Report »
May 19, 2016		Passed Senate with Changes (back to House) The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. View Vote » Read Updated Text » See Changes »
May 19, 2016		Text Published Updated bill text was published as of Public Print. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
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. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
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. View Vote »

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.

This bill was introduced in the 114^th 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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H.R. 2577 (114th): Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 and Zika Response and Preparedness Act