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H.R. 3055: Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019

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H.R. 3055: Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-03 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Became Public Law No: 116-69.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 51 recorded votes in our records. Latest: Senate vote 363 (2019): On the Motion to Table, HR3055 (2019-11-21), Motion to Table Agreed to. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 116-69. (final step reached)
  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

Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019

Plain summary

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 This bill provides FY2020 appropriations to the Department of Commerce; the Department of Justice (DOJ); science agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF); and several related agencies. The bill provides appropriations to the Department of Commerce for the International Trade Administration, the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Economic Development Administration, the Minority Business Development Agency, Economic and Statistical Analysis, the Bureau of the Census, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Departmental Management. The bill provides appropriations to DOJ for General Administration; the U.S. Parole Commission; Legal Activities; the U.S. Marshals Service; the National Security Division; Interagency Law Enforcement; the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; and the Federal Prison System. The bill also provides appropriations to DOJ for State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, including the Office on Violence Against Women, the Office of Justice Programs, and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). The bill provides appropriations for science agencies, including the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Space Council, NASA, and the NSF. The bill provides appropriations to related agencies, including the Commission on Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. International Trade Commission, the Legal Services Corporation, the Marine Mammal Commission, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and the State Justice Institute. The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: Rules Committee Print 116-38, the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 (2019-11-18)

Recorded votes

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

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3055 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116