An Act Making Appropriations for National Security and for Other Purposes, 2016
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An Act Making Appropriations for National Security and for Other Purposes, 2016
Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Defense, energy and water development, the Department of Homeland Security, military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs.
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016
Provides appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities, including:
Military Personnel;
Operation and Maintenance;
Procurement;
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation;
Revolving and Management Funds;
Other Department of Defense Programs;
Related Agencies; and
Overseas Contingency Operations.
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Provides appropriations to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for civil works projects and to the Department of the Interior for the Central Utah Project and the Bureau of Reclamation.
Provides appropriations to the Department of Energy (DOE) for Energy Programs, including:
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability,
Nuclear Energy,
Fossil Energy Research and Development,
Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup, and
Science.
Provides appropriations to DOE for:
the Atomic Energy Defense Activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration,
Environmental and Other Defense Activities, and
the Power Marketing Administrations.
Provides appropriations to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other independent agencies.
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016
Provides appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security.
Provides appropriations for Departmental Management and Operations for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Analysis and Operations, and the Office of Inspector General.
Provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the U.S. Secret Service.
Provides appropriations for Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery for the National Protection and Programs Directorate, the Office of Health Affairs, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The summary continues for 13 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 "Introduced in Senate" stage on October 5, 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 October 6, 2015: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 249.
- 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?
Thad Cochran (R-MS) introduced it on October 5, 2015, and 4 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They are 4 Republicans.
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 October 5, 2015, 3993 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 3992 days ago, on October 6, 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