Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019
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. 481.
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019
Provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security.
Provides appropriations for Departmental Management, Operations, Intelligence, and Oversight for:
the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management;
the Management Directorate;
Intelligence, Analysis, and Operations Coordination; and
the Office of Inspector General.
Provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations for:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
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 (FEMA).
Provides appropriations for Research, Development, Training, and Services for:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers,
the Science and Technology Directorate, and
the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office.
Sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.
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 June 21, 2018. 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 June 21, 2018: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 481.
- 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 115th Congress (2017-18), 442 of the 11,421 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 3.9 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?
Shelley Capito (R-WV) introduced it on June 21, 2018. 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 June 21, 2018, 3003 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 3003 days ago, on June 21, 2018.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 115th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2019 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