Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016
Latest action. Placed on Senate legislative calendarThe list of measures reported out of committee and eligible for floor action. Being on the calendar is not a promise of a vote.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) under General Orders. Calendar No. 144.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Highlights:
The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 provides FY2016 appropriations for diplomatic and international assistance programs, including the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and related agencies and programs.
The bill includes funding for the administration of foreign affairs, U.S. contributions to international organizations and commissions, bilateral economic assistance, international security assistance, multilateral assistance, and export and investment assistance.
The bill also includes funding for Overseas and Contingency Operations (OCO) and emergency funding to address humanitarian crises globally. Both emergency funding and OCO funding are exempt from discretionary spending limits.
The bill decreases Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding below FY2015 levels.
Compared to FY2015 levels, the bill
increases regular appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies and USAID Operating Expenses; and
decreases regular appropriations for bilateral economic assistance, international security assistance, and multilateral assistance.
The bill prohibits funding for external email servers or servers that are not fitted for automatic federal records management.
Full Summary:
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016
Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY
Provides appropriations to the Department of State for the Administration of Foreign Affairs, including:
Diplomatic and Consular Programs;
the Capital Investment Fund;
the Office of Inspector General;
Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs;
Representation Expenses;
Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials;
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance;
Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service;
the Repatriation Loans Program Account;
Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan; and
Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund.
Provides appropriations for International Organizations for Contributions to International Organizations and Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities.
Provides appropriations for International Commissions, including:
the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico;
The summary continues for 310 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 "Reported to Senate without amendment" stage on July 9, 2015. 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 July 9, 2015: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 144.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- 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 114th Congress (2015-16), 329 of the 10,233 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 3.2 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?
Lindsey Graham (R-SC) introduced it on July 9, 2015. 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 July 9, 2015, 4081 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 4081 days ago, on July 9, 2015.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 114th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2017 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers