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H.R. 5961: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

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H.R. 5961: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

115th Congress · introduced 2018-05-24 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 545.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-05-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 545. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

Plain summary

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Provides FY2019 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. Provides appropriations to USDA for Agricultural Programs, including: the Office of the Secretary, Executive Operations, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 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 Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the Agricultural Research Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Food Safety and Inspection Service. Provides appropriations to USDA for Farm Production and Conservation Programs, including: the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, the Farm Service Agency, the Risk Management Agency, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provides appropriations to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund, and the Commodity Credit Corporation Fund. Provides appropriations to USDA for Rural Development Programs, including: Rural Development Salaries and Expenses, the Rural Housing Service, the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and the Rural Utilities Service. Provides appropriations to USDA for the Food and Nutrition Service, including: Child Nutrition Programs; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program); the Commodity Assistance Program; and Nutrition Programs Administration. Provides appropriations to USDA for the Foreign Agricultural Service, including Food for Peace Title II Grants and McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program Grants. Provides appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Farm Credit Administration. Sets forth permissible and prohibited uses for funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.

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Official text

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (1)
Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr5961 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115