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H.R. 2021: Investing for the People Act of 2019

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H.R. 2021: Investing for the People Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-02 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Rule H. Res. 294 passed House.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-04-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Rule H. Res. 294 passed House. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Investing for the People Act of 2019

Plain summary

Investing for the People Act of 2019 This bill increases discretionary spending limits, modifies the procedures for enforcing the limits, and establishes budget enforcement procedures in the House of Representatives for FY2020. The bill increases both the defense and nondefense discretionary spending limits for FY2020 and FY2021. It also modifies the procedures for enforcing the spending limits to limit adjustments for funding designated for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism, allow specified adjustments for Internal Revenue Service enforcement activities and the 2020 Census, and modify the sequestration process. The chairman of the House Budget Committee must submit for publication in the Congressional Record committee allocations, aggregate spending levels, and aggregate revenue levels that are consistent with the discretionary spending limits and requirements specified in this bill. For budget enforcement purposes, the allocations and levels shall apply in the House of Representatives as if they were included in a FY2020 budget resolution. The chairman may adjust the allocations and levels to reflect (1) changes in the Congressional Budget Office baseline, or (2) legislation that does not increase the deficit over FY2020-FY2024 or FY2020-FY2029. The bill prohibits advance appropriations, except for programs, activities, or accounts identified in lists submitted by the chairman of the House Budget Committee for publication in the Congressional Record. The identified accounts are subject to aggregate limits specified in the bill. (An advance appropriation is any new discretionary budget authority provided in appropriations legislation for FY2020 that first becomes available after FY2020.)

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Investing for the People Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House, Part I)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2021, Investing for the People Act of 2019 (2019-04-04)

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Words on this page, explained (4)
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).
CBO cost estimate
The Congressional Budget Office's estimate of how a federal bill would change government spending and revenue. CBO is nonpartisan.
Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2021 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116