HR 2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 - National Key Vote

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Title: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with senate amendments and pass a bill that pass a bill that provides appropriations to federal agencies for the remainder of FY2022, provides supplemental appropriations for activities to support Ukraine, and modifies or establishes various programs that address a wide range of policy areas.

Highlights:

 

  • Appropriates funds to federal agencies for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2022 and provides supplemental appropriations for activities to support Ukraine, and modify or establish various programs that address a wide range of policy areas (Sec. 2, Division N).

  • Appropriates funds for 12 regular appropriation bills that fund agencies for Fiscal Year 2022, including the (Sec. 2, Division A-L):

    • Agriulture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminstration, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2022;

    • Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022;

    • Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022;

    • Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022;

    • Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022;

    • Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022;

    • Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022;

    • Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022;

    • Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022;

    • Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022;

    • Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022; and

    • Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022.

  • Appropriates supplemental funds for several federal agencies to assist Ukraine in responding to the Attack by Russia, including for (Sec. 2, Division N):

    • Emergency food assistance;

    • Migration and refuge assistance;

    • Defense equipment;

    • Economic assistance; and

    • Enforcing sanctions against Russia.

  • Extends federal reauthorization to several expring programs and authorities, including the (Sec. 2, Division O-HH):

    • National Flood Insurance Program;

    • Several immigration-related authorities and programs;

    • Department of Agriculture's livestock mandatory reporting program;

    • Special assessment on nonindigent people or entities convicted of certain criminal offenses (e.g., sexual abuse and trafficking);

    • Authority for the Department of Health and Human Services to make certain appointments for the National Disaster Medical System;

    • Temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act;

    • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program;

    • U.S. Anti-Doping Agency;

    • Programs and activities under the Violence Against Women Act that seek to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking;

    • Intelligence activities and programs; and

    • The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) enhanced-use leasing authority.

  • Appropriates additional provisions to address a wide range of policy issues and programs, including (Sec. 2, Division P-Z):

    • The regulation of synthetic nicotine;

    • Medicare, Medicaid, and other health programs;

    • Fraud targeting the elderly;

    • Deceptive acts or practices targeting Native Americans;

    • Carbon monoxide poisoning;

    • Salaries for certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical positions;

    • VA cemetery grants;

    • Credit union governance;

    • The replacement of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) benchmark interest rate;

    • Recovery and assistance efforts for Haiti;

    • Reporting requirements and law enforcement activities related to cybercrimes;

    • The Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program;

    • The EB-5 immigrant investor visa program;

    • The normalization of relations between Israel and Arab countries.

    • The EB-5 immigrant investor visa program; and

    • The normalization of relations between Israel and Arab countries.

See How Your Politicians Voted

Title: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with house passage and further amend a bill that pass a bill that provides appropriations to federal agencies for the remainder of FY2022, provides supplemental appropriations for activities to support Ukraine, and modifies or establishes various programs that address a wide range of policy areas.

Highlights:

 

  • Appropriates funds to federal agencies for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2022 and provides supplemental appropriations for activities to support Ukraine, and modify or establish various programs that address a wide range of policy areas (Sec. 2, Division N).

  • Appropriates funds for 12 regular appropriation bills that fund agencies for Fiscal Year 2022, including the (Sec. 2, Division A-L):

    • Agriulture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminstration, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2022;

    • Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022;

    • Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022;

    • Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022;

    • Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022;

    • Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022;

    • Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022;

    • Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022;

    • Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022;

    • Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022;

    • Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022; and

    • Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022.

  • Appropriates supplemental funds for several federal agencies to assist Ukraine in responding to the Attack by Russia, including for (Sec. 2, Division N):

    • Emergency food assistance;

    • Migration and refuge assistance;

    • Defense equipment;

    • Economic assistance; and

    • Enforcing sanctions against Russia.

  • Extends federal reauthorization to several expring programs and authorities, including the (Sec. 2, Division O-HH):

    • National Flood Insurance Program;

    • Several immigration-related authorities and programs;

    • Department of Agriculture's livestock mandatory reporting program;

    • Special assessment on nonindigent people or entities convicted of certain criminal offenses (e.g., sexual abuse and trafficking);

    • Authority for the Department of Health and Human Services to make certain appointments for the National Disaster Medical System;

    • Temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act;

    • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program;

    • U.S. Anti-Doping Agency;

    • Programs and activities under the Violence Against Women Act that seek to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking;

    • Intelligence activities and programs; and

    • The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) enhanced-use leasing authority.

  • Appropriates additional provisions to address a wide range of policy issues and programs, including (Sec. 2, Division P-Z):

    • The regulation of synthetic nicotine;

    • Medicare, Medicaid, and other health programs;

    • Fraud targeting the elderly;

    • Deceptive acts or practices targeting Native Americans;

    • Carbon monoxide poisoning;

    • Salaries for certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical positions;

    • VA cemetery grants;

    • Credit union governance;

    • The replacement of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) benchmark interest rate;

    • Recovery and assistance efforts for Haiti;

    • Reporting requirements and law enforcement activities related to cybercrimes;

    • The Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program;

    • The EB-5 immigrant investor visa program;

    • The normalization of relations between Israel and Arab countries.

    • The EB-5 immigrant investor visa program; and

    • The normalization of relations between Israel and Arab countries.

NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A THREE-FIFTHS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS.

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