Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Latest action. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on appropriationA law permitting federal agencies to spend money. The Constitution forbids any spending without one, Congress's 'power of the purse'.Read the full definition (opens a new tab).
Highlights:
This bill provides FY2019 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA), except for the Forest Service, which is included in the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.
The bill also provides appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Farm Credit Administration.
The bill includes both discretionary and mandatory funding. The mandatory funding levels are generally set by authorizing legislation such as the farm bill and are frequently limited in the agriculture appropriations bill.
Full Summary:
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
TITLE I--AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
This title provides appropriations for the following agricultural programs and services
the Office of the Secretary;
Executive Operations;
the Office of the Chief Information Officer;
the Office of the Chief Financial Officer;
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights;
the Office of Civil Rights;
Agriculture Buildings and Facilities;
Hazardous Materials Management;
the Office of Inspector General;
the Office of the General Counsel;
the Office of Ethics;
the Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics;
the Economic Research Service;
the National Agricultural Statistics Service;
the Agricultural Research Service;
the National Institute of Food and Agriculture;
the Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs;
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service;
the Agricultural Marketing Service;
the Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety; and
the Food Safety and Inspection Service.
TITLE II--FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
This title provides appropriations for Farm Production and Conservation programs, including
the Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation,
the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center,
the Farm Service Agency,
the Risk Management Agency, and
the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
The title also provides appropriations for (1) the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund, and (2) the Commodity Credit Corporation Fund.
TITLE III--RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
This title provides appropriations for Rural Development Programs including
Rural Development Salaries and Expenses,
The summary continues for 100 more paragraphs. Read it in full on Congress.gov
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed House" stage on January 10, 2019. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on January 11, 2019: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 116th Congress (2019-20), 344 of the 14,345 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.4 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA) introduced it on January 8, 2019. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on January 8, 2019, 2802 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 2799 days ago, on January 11, 2019.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 116th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2021 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers