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H.J.Res. 31 // February 14, 2019

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019

Sponsor: LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA)

This bill provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 7 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019; and the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; The bill also extends several expiring immigration programs and makes various technical changes to current law. Full Summary Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 3) This section provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise.

Economics and Public Finance Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 149 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Chamber

Won the vote · Yea

83 votes, representing 180,805,221 people71.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

16 votes, representing 69,791,614 people27.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon8371.0%
NayLost1627.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.6%