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H.R. 8257 (117th): Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023

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Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, 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

Photo of sponsor Lucille Roybal-Allard

Lucille Roybal-Allard

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

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Last Updated: Jul 1, 2022
Length: 98 pages
Introduced
Jul 1, 2022
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on July 1, 2022, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.

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).

Provisions of this bill also appear in:

H.R. 2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 29, 2022. (compare text)
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History

Sep 28, 2021
 
Related Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 8257 (117th).
Jul 1, 2022
 
Introduced

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Jul 1, 2022
 
Reported by House Committee on Appropriations

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Nov 15, 2022
 
Related Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 8257 (117th).
Dec 22, 2022
 
Related Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 8257 (117th).
Dec 23, 2022
 
Related Bill — House Agreed to Changes

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 8257 (117th).
Dec 29, 2022
 
Related Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 8257 (117th).

H.R. 8257 (117th) 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. 8257. This is the one from the 117th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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