H.R. 264: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019
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H.R. 264: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-08 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 9.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 20 (2019): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR264 (2019-01-09), Failed. See all
- Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 9. 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, 2019
Plain summary
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 This bill provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies, including the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and several independent agencies. The independent agencies funded in the bill include the Administrative Conference of the United States, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 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 Harry S. Truman Scholarship Fund, the Merit Systems Protection Board, Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, 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. The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.
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Official text
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] reported raising $998,074 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
Recorded votes
- House roll call 20 (2019): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR264 (2019-01-09): Failed
- House roll call 21 (2019): On Passage, HR264 (2019-01-09): Passed
Words on this page, explained (3)
- 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).
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr264.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr264 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116