H.R. 5485: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017
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H.R. 5485: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017
114th Congress · introduced 2016-06-15 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 557.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2016-06-15 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 37 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 377 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-07), Failed. See all
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 557. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017
Plain summary
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations to the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and several independent agencies. Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service. Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides appropriations to the Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President. Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides appropriations to the judiciary, including the U.S. Supreme Court, other federal courts, administrative offices, and the U.S. Sentencing Commission. District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides appropriations to the District of Columbia, including Federal Funds and District of Columbia Funds. Provides appropriations to independent agencies, including: the Administrative Conference of the United States, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Election Assistance Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Election Commission, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the Federal Trade Commission, the General Services Administration, the Merit Systems Protection Board, the National Archives and Records Administration, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of Government Ethics, the Office of Personnel Management, the Office of Special Counsel, the Postal Regulatory Commission, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Selective Service System, the Small Business Administration, the U.S. Postal Service, and the U.S. Tax Court. Sets forth permissible and prohibited uses for funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts. Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act or the SOAR Reauthorization Act Reauthorizes and amends the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, which authorizes education funding for the District of Columbia, including the Opportunity Scholarship Program, public schools, and public charter schools. SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 Establishes the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation and the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee within the Securities and Exchange Commission. Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2016 Amends the Bankruptcy Code to establish a new bankruptcy process for certain financial institutions.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4] · 0 cosponsors
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Recorded votes
- House roll call 356 (2016): On Sustaining the Ruling of the Chair, HR5485 (2016-07-06): Passed
- House roll call 357 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-06): Failed
- House roll call 358 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-06): Failed
- House roll call 359 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-06): Failed
- House roll call 360 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-06): Failed
- House roll call 361 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendments, HR5485 (2016-07-06): Failed
- House roll call 362 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-06): Failed
- House roll call 363 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-06): Failed
- House roll call 364 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-06): Failed
- House roll call 365 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-06): Failed
- House roll call 366 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-06): Failed
- House roll call 367 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-06): Failed
- House roll call 368 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-06): Failed
- House roll call 369 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-06): Failed
- House roll call 370 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-06): Failed
- House roll call 371 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-06): Agreed to
- House roll call 372 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-06): Agreed to
- House roll call 377 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-07): Failed
- House roll call 378 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-07): Failed
- House roll call 379 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-07): Agreed to
- House roll call 380 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-07): Agreed to
- House roll call 381 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-07): Agreed to
- House roll call 382 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-07): Agreed to
- House roll call 383 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-07): Agreed to
- House roll call 384 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-07): Agreed to
- House roll call 385 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-07): Agreed to
- House roll call 386 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-07): Failed
- House roll call 389 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-07): Agreed to
- House roll call 390 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-07): Agreed to
- House roll call 391 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-07): Agreed to
- House roll call 392 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-07): Agreed to
- House roll call 393 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-07): Failed
- House roll call 394 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-07): Failed
- House roll call 395 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-07): Agreed to
- House roll call 396 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5485 (2016-07-07): Agreed to
- House roll call 397 (2016): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR5485 (2016-07-07): Failed
- House roll call 398 (2016): On Passage, HR5485 (2016-07-07): Passed
Words on this page, explained (2)
- Appropriation
- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.
Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr5485.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr5485 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114