S. 3159: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019
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S. 3159: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019
115th Congress · introduced 2018-06-28 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 498.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2018-06-28 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 498. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019
Plain summary
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 Provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. Excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all considered in other appropriations bills. Provides appropriations to DOD for: Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; and Revolving and Management Funds. Provides appropriations for Other Department of Defense Programs, including: the Defense Health Program, Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Drug-Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, and the Office of the Inspector General. Provides appropriations for Related Agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund and the Intelligence Community Management Account. Provides appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism. Sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
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Sponsor: Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] · 0 cosponsors
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- Department of Defense: its federal spending and other bills that name it
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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.
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s3159.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>
Record fed-us-cong115-s3159 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115