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H.R. 861 (114th): Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015

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Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

The federal budget process occurs in two stages: appropriations and authorizations. This is an appropriations bill, which sets overall spending limits by agency or program, typically for a single fiscal year (October 1 through September 30 of the next year).

Sponsor and status

Photo of sponsor Lucille Roybal-Allard

Lucille Roybal-Allard

Sponsor. Representative for California's 40th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Feb 11, 2015
Length: 98 pages
Introduced
Feb 11, 2015
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

Provisions of this bill also appear in:

H.R. 240: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015
Enacted — Signed by the President on Mar 4, 2015. (compare text)
H.R. 2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 18, 2015. (compare text)
Cosponsors

192 Cosponsors (191 Democrats, 1 Independent)

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History

Jan 14, 2015
 
Identical Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 240 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 861 (114th).
Feb 3, 2015
 
Identical Bill — Failed Cloture in the Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 240 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 861 (114th).
Feb 4, 2015
 
Identical Bill — Failed Cloture in the Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 240 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 861 (114th).
Feb 5, 2015
 
Identical Bill — Failed Cloture in the Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 240 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 861 (114th).
Feb 11, 2015
 
Introduced

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Feb 23, 2015
 
Identical Bill — Failed Cloture in the Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 240 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 861 (114th).
Feb 27, 2015
 
Identical Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 240 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 861 (114th).
Mar 4, 2015
 
Identical Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 240 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 861 (114th).
Apr 30, 2015
 
Related Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2029 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 861 (114th).
Oct 1, 2015
 
Related Bill — Failed Cloture in the Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2029 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 861 (114th).
Nov 10, 2015
 
Related Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2029 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 861 (114th).
Dec 18, 2015
 
Related Bill — Senate Agreed to Changes

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2029 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 861 (114th).
Dec 18, 2015
 
Related Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2029 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 861 (114th).

H.R. 861 (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. 861. 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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