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H.R. 4877 (115th): Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018

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Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes.

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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

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Kay Granger

Sponsor. Representative for Texas's 12th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Jan 25, 2018
Length: 167 pages
Introduced
Jan 25, 2018
115th Congress (2017–2019)
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. 1625: H.R. 1625: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
Enacted — Signed by the President on Mar 23, 2018. (compare text)
H.R. 6157: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
Enacted — Signed by the President on Sep 28, 2018. (compare text)
Source
Congress.gov

History

May 22, 2017
 
Companion Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 695 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4877 (115th).
May 22, 2017
 
Final Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1625 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4877 (115th).
Oct 16, 2017
 
Companion Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 695 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4877 (115th).
Jan 25, 2018
 
Introduced

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Jan 30, 2018
 
Companion Bill — Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 695 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4877 (115th).
Feb 8, 2018
 
Companion Bill — Failed Cloture in the Senate

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Feb 28, 2018
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1625 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4877 (115th).
Mar 22, 2018
 
Final Bill — Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1625 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4877 (115th).
Mar 23, 2018
 
Final Bill — Senate Agreed to Changes

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1625 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4877 (115th).
Mar 23, 2018
 
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

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Jun 28, 2018
 
Final Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6157 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4877 (115th).
Aug 23, 2018
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6157 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4877 (115th).
Sep 18, 2018
 
Final Bill — Conference Report Agreed to by Senate (House next)

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Sep 26, 2018
 
Final Bill — Conference Report Agreed to by House

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6157 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4877 (115th).
Sep 28, 2018
 
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6157 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4877 (115th).
Dec 19, 2018
 
Companion Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 695 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4877 (115th).

H.R. 4877 (115th) 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. 4877. This is the one from the 115th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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