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H.R. 5961 (115th): Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019


Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, 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

Robert Aderholt

Sponsor. Representative for Alabama's 4th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: May 24, 2018
Length: 120 pages
Introduced
May 24, 2018
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on May 24, 2018, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

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).

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History

May 24, 2018
 
Introduced

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May 24, 2018
 
Reported by House Committee on Appropriations

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H.R. 5961 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 5961. 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 passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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