Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017
Official title: “Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes.”
Earlier names of the bill: “READ Act”, “Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act”.
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How it passed
The Senate passed it 80 to 17 on September 7, 2017, with 3 senators who did not vote.
The House passed it 316 to 90 on September 8, 2017, with 27 members who did not vote.
It became law on September 8, 2017.
The question on the official record: House, “On Motion to Concur in the Senate Adt to the House Adt to the Senate Adt”. Senate, “On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. with an Amdt. No. 808 to H.R. 601)”.
| Chamber and party | Yes | No | Present | Did not vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Republicans | 133 | 90 | 0 | 16 |
| House Democrats | 183 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Senate Republicans | 33 | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| Senate Democrats | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate independents | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Dollars under this law's emergency funds
Confirmed from the official recordAgencies report committing -$60,293,819.66 under this law's emergency funds, and paying out $6,554,360,724.47, through August 31, 2026. The amount set aside is -$69,993,335.30. Counted from April 2020, when agencies began reporting by fund.
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