About the bill
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.
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Sponsor and status
Mario Diaz-Balart
Sponsor. Representative for Florida's 25th congressional district. Republican.
114th Congress (2015–2017)
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.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
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”
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Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL26]
(Sponsor)
on Aug 6, 2016
“Wasserman Schultz Statement on Conferees to Transportation-HUD Appropriations Bill”
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL25]
on May 26, 2016
“Inhofe Statement on Senate Democrats Blocking Military, VA, Zika Funding”
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Sen. James “Jim” Inhofe [R-OK, 1994-2022]
on Sep 6, 2016
History
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 passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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