Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
Official title: “Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.”
Earlier names of the bill: “DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2019”, “DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act of 2019”.
What this law changes
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Press releases by members of Congress
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“The authority is outlined in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-93), Division D – Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020, Sec. 532 and re-affirmed in each year since, including Section 527(a) of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–47). It establishes that “none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the”
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Crow: Members of Congress Have Legal Right to Enter Detention Facilities and Conduct Oversight
“This was outlined in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-93), Division D – Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020, Sec. 532 and re-affirmed in each year since, including Section 527(a) of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–47), which stipulates:”
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How it passed
The House passed it 280 to 138 on December 17, 2019, with 12 members who did not vote.
The Senate passed it 81 to 11 on December 19, 2019, with 8 senators who did not vote.
It became law on December 20, 2019.
The question on the official record: House, “On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment with an Amendment”. Senate, “On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1158)”.
| Chamber and party | Yes | No | Present | Did not vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Republicans | 130 | 62 | 0 | 5 |
| House Democrats | 150 | 75 | 0 | 7 |
| House independents | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Senate Republicans | 46 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Senate Democrats | 34 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Senate independents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Dollars under this law's emergency funds
Confirmed from the official recordAgencies report committing $402,096,306.34 of the $403,027,550.24 set aside under this law's emergency funds, and paying out $331,884,404.98, through August 31, 2026. Counted from April 2020, when agencies began reporting by fund.
Agencies report committing $17,849,330,979.00 of the $17,849,330,979.00 set aside under this law's disaster funds, and paying out $17,849,330,979.00, through August 31, 2026. Counted from April 2020, when agencies began reporting by fund.
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