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H.R. 2968 (116th): Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020

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Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, 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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Peter Visclosky

Sponsor. Representative for Indiana's 1st congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: May 23, 2019
Length: 166 pages
Introduced
May 23, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
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. 1158: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 20, 2019. (compare text)
H.R. 133: H.R. 133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 [Including Coronavirus Stimulus & Relief]
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 27, 2020. (compare text)
Source
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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates H.R. 2968 will add $36.5 billion in new spending through 2024.

History

Jan 10, 2019
 
Final Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 133 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2968 (116th).
May 23, 2019
 
Introduced

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May 23, 2019
 
Reported by House Committee on Appropriations

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Jun 10, 2019
 
Final Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1158 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2968 (116th).
Sep 24, 2019
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

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Dec 17, 2019
 
Final Bill — Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)

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Dec 19, 2019
 
Final Bill — Senate Agreed to Changes

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Dec 20, 2019
 
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1158 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2968 (116th).
Jan 15, 2020
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 133 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2968 (116th).
Dec 21, 2020
 
Final Bill — Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 133 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2968 (116th).
Dec 27, 2020
 
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 133 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2968 (116th).

H.R. 2968 (116th) 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. 2968. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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