Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1961-FY2020

Updated March 3, 2020 (98-756)
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Summary

The passage of the Department of Defense (DOD) authorization and appropriations bills through Congress often does not follow the course laid out in textbooks on legislative procedure. Tracking DOD authorization or appropriation bills can be confusing and time-consuming. This has been particularly true in recent years, when continuing resolutions (CRs) and consolidated appropriations bills containing the DOD and other appropriations bills have been enacted in lieu of the 12 regular appropriations bills for the entire U.S. government.

This report is a research aid that lists the DOD authorization bills (Table 1 and Table 2) and appropriations bills (Table 3 and Table 4) for FY1961-FY2020. This report includes pertinent information on the passage of these bills through the legislative process: bill numbers, report numbers, dates reported and passed, recorded vote numbers and vote tallies, dates of passage of the conference reports with their numbers and votes, vetoes, substitutions, dates of final passage, and public law numbers. Significant definitions are also included. This report will be updated as legislative activity warrants.

For information on current defense authorization and appropriations, see the CRS Appropriations Status Table: FY2020.


The DOD Authorization-Appropriations Process

Before 1961, no prior authorization was required for defense appropriations, except for construction funds. In 1959, the Armed Services Committees attached a rider to the construction authorization (P.L. 86-149) to require prior authorization of appropriations to procure planes, missiles, and ships, beginning in 1961. The committees hoped thereby to recapture a share of the control over defense programs exercised by the Appropriations Committees alone.1

Congress oversees the defense budget primarily through two yearly bills: the defense authorization and defense appropriations bills. Table 2 and Table 4 present the Department of Defense (DOD) authorization and appropriations bills from 1970 to 2020.2 The authorization bill establishes and organizes the agencies responsible for national defense, sets policies for the department, and authorizes the appropriations of funds in accordance with 10 U.S.C. §114. The appropriations bill provides budget authority for military departments and defense agencies to draw funds from the Treasury.

Authorizations and Appropriations

The congressional budget process distinguishes between "authorizations," which establish or define the activities of the federal government, and "appropriations," which finance those activities. In itself an authorization does not provide funding for government activities. An authorization generally provides legal authority for the government to act, usually by establishing, continuing, or restricting a federal agency, program, policy, project, or activity. It may also, explicitly or implicitly, authorize subsequent congressional action to provide appropriations for those purposes. An appropriation generally provides both the legal authority to obligate future payments from the Treasury, and the ability to make subsequent payments to satisfy those obligations.

In most instances, the authorization-appropriations process would proceed in an orderly sequence with each step of the process generating a part of the information trail. All of these steps would be documented in the Congressional Record as well as in many other official documents of Congress, in private publications, such as Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report and United States Code Congressional and Administrative News (USCCAN), and on Congress.gov. Data in Table 1 and Table 3 are mostly from the Congressional Quarterly Almanac. These tables reflect an earlier authorization-appropriations process from 1961 to 1969.

In the simplest case, the process begins with the President submitting his budget proposal (initially formulated by DOD and formally submitted by the President through the Office of Management and Budget) to the defense authorizing and appropriations committees.

Then, for example, for the defense authorization bill, hearings are held by the appropriate House committees and subcommittees. The bill is marked up and an authorization bill is reported out, usually with a written, numbered report. This bill is debated in the House, amended or not as the case may be, and passed by the House with the vote noted in the Congressional Record. This bill would then be sent to the Senate, debated, and passed. However, the Senate can amend the House bill or report out its own bill, debate, amend, and pass it.

If the House and Senate versions differ, the stage is set for reconciling differences. This may be accomplished by a conference committee appointed by the leadership of each chamber. This committee then negotiates a compromise bill that is reported to both houses. Votes on the conference agreement are then taken in both chambers. If passed, it is sent to the President for his consideration and signature.

In most instances, after the authorization bill is passed, the appropriations bill goes through this same process. Although conceptually a sequential process, authorization and appropriations bills can be considered at the same time or even passed in reverse order.

Legislative text―and the associated bill number―come together for consideration on the floor in a variety of ways. For instance, the Senate can report out a bill, and then substitute the text of the Senate bill for the text of the bill passed by the House while retaining the House bill number.3 The House can also use this procedure. A Senate or House bill can also have part of the other chamber's bill inserted into it, or can be so heavily amended that it is unclear whether the underlying text originated in the Senate or House bill.

Other events can occur to render the tracking of a bill and its contents difficult. Bills are sometimes reported out without an accompanying committee report to provide context for the legislative language. Voice votes or unanimous consent agreements may be granted instead of recorded votes, rendering it impossible to determine which Member voted for or against the bill or amendments offered during floor consideration. In addition, there may be times when a fiscal year ends without the enactment of some appropriations bills. Under those circumstances, Congress usually passes a continuing resolution (CR), which grants a temporary extension of budget authority for a specified period of time and purpose. CRs also typically specify that the funds provided may be used only for activities funded in the previous fiscal year. For more information on the components of a CR and the defense budget, see CRS Report R42647, Continuing Resolutions: Overview of Components and Practices, coordinated by Kate P. McClanahan.

Methods of Voting

There are several types of votes: voice votes, teller votes, division votes, and unanimous consent votes, but only when there is a recorded vote will there be a vote number and vote tally in the Congressional Record. The section below is based on "Methods of Voting in the House and Senate: Putting Members' Positions on the Record," from the Congressional Quarterly's Guide to Congress, 6th ed. (2008), pp. 582-583.

For more information on the process, see CRS In Focus IF10515, Defense Primer: The NDAA Process, by Valerie Heitshusen and Brendan W. McGarry; CRS Report RS20371, Overview of the Authorization-Appropriations Process, by Bill Heniff Jr.; and CRS Report R42388, The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction, coordinated by James V. Saturno.

Table 1. Authorization Bills, 1961-1969

Authorization—House

Authorization—Senate

Laws

FY

House Bill

Report #
Date Reported

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Conf. Rept. # Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Senate Bill Reported

Report #
Date Reported

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Conf. Rept. # Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Public Law Signed

1962

H.R. 6151

87-380
5/10/61

Sa
5/24/61
# 32
(y402-n0)

87-462
6/12/61
(vv)

S. 1852

87-253
5/11/61

5/15/61
(vv)

87-462
6/12/61
(vv)

P.L. 87-53
6/21/61

1962b

H.R. 8353

87-817
7/28/61

Sc

8/2/61
#64
(y406-n0)

d

S. 2311

87-643
7/27/61

7/28/61
# 106
(y81-n0)

d

P.L. 87-118
8/3/61

1963

H.R. 9751

87-1406
3/7/62

3/21/62
#16
(y404-n0)

e

87-1315
4/2/62

Hf

4/11/62
#31
(y85-n0)

e

P.L. 87-436
4/27/62

1964

H.R. 2440

88-62
3/6/63

3/13/63
#10
(y374-n33)

88-289
5/14/63
(vv)

88-123
4/9/63

Hg

4/11/63
(vv)

88-289
5/13/63
(vv)

P.L. 88-28
5/23/63

1965

H.R. 9637

88-1138
2/13/64

2/20/64
#11
(y336-n0)

88-1213
3/9/64
(vv)

88-876
2/25/64

Hh

2/27/64
#41
(y80-n0)

88-1213
3/5/64
(vv)

P.L. 88-288
3/20/64

1966

H.R. 7657

89-271
4/29/65

Si

5/5/65
#48
(y396-n0)

89-374
5/26/65
(vv)

S. 800

89-144
4/2/65

4/6/65
#36
(y85-n0)

89-374
5/27/65
(vv)

P.L. 89-37
6/11/65

1967

89-1536
5/16/66

Sj

6/14/66
#74
(y356-n2)

89-1679
7/12/66
#82
(y359- n2)

S. 2950

89-1136
4/25/66

4/28/66
(vv)

89-1679
7/12/66
#87
(y81-n1)

P.L. 89-501
7/13/66

1968

H.R. 9240k

90-221
5/2/67

Sk

5/9/67
(vv)

90-270
5/23/67
(vv)

S. 666

90-76
3/20/67

3/21/67
# 66
(y86-n2)

90-270
5/23/67
(vv)

P.L. 90-22
6/5/67

1969

––

90-1645
7/5/68

Sl

7/11/68
#130
(y363-n15)

90-1869
9/10/68
#173
(y322-n15)

S. 3293

90-1087
4/10/68

4/19/68
#87
(y54-n3)

90-1869
9/11/68
(vv)

P.L. 90-500
9/20/68

Abbreviations and Symbols:

H indicates that the Senate passed a bill with a House resolution number

S indicates that the House passed a bill with a Senate resolution number

(—) dashes indicate no original Senate bill; House bill number used

vv = voice vote, uc = unanimous consent vote, dv = a division vote

Notes:

a. On May 24, 1961, the House considered the legislation and amended it by substituting the language of the House bill [H.R. 6151], then passed S. 1852.

b. The Congress, in addition to the funds authorized to be appropriated under Public Law 87-53, authorized to be appropriated during the fiscal year 1962 for the use of the Armed Forces of the United States for procurement of aircraft, missiles, and naval vessels.

c. House reported H.R. 8353 and then passed S. 2311 without amendment.

d. No conference was held.

e. The House April 12 accepted the Senate amendments to H.R. 9751 by voice vote. No conference was held.

f. Senate passed H.R. 9751 amended.

g. The Senate April 11 passed H.R. 2440, amended by voice vote.

h. The Senate February 27 passed H.R. 9627 by an 80-0 roll call vote and sent to the conference with the House. No changes were made in the version reported by the Senate Committee. The Senate rejected the only floor amendment offered.

i. The House by voice vote substituted the text of H.R. 7657 for that of S. 800, the Senate version of the authorization bill, and sent S. 800 to conference.

j. The House passed S. 2950 amended and sent to conference with the Senate.

k. The House May 9, passed H.R. 9240, amended. Following passage, the House by voice vote substituted the provisions of H.R. 9240 to those of the Senate's bill (S. 666), passed the amended S. 666 and sent it to conference.

l. The House passed S. 3293 amended and sent to conference.

Table 2. Authorization Bills, 1970-2020

Authorization—House

Authorization—Senate

Laws

FY

House Bill

Report #
Date Reported

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Conf. Rept. # Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Senate Bill Reported

Report #
Date Reported

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Conf. Rept. # Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Public Law Signed

1970

H.R. 14000

91-522
9/26/69

Sa
10/3/69
# 200
(y311-n44)

91-607
11/5/69
(vv)

S. 2546

91-290
7/3/69

9/18/69
# 95
(y81-n5)

91-607
11/6/69
# 141
(y58-n9)

P.L. 91-121
11/19/69

1971

H.R. 17123

91-1022
4/24/70

5/6/70
# 104
(y326-n69)

91-1473
# 320
9/29/70
(y341-n11)

91-1016
7/14/70

9/1/70
# 282
(y84-n5)

91-1473
10/1/70
(vv)

P.L. 91-441
10/7/70

1972

H.R. 8687

92-232
5/26/71

6/17/71
# 146
(y332-n58)

92-618
11/10/71
(vv)

92-359
9/7/71

10/6/71
# 257
(y82-n4)

92-618
11/11/71
# 309
(y65-n19)

P.L. 92-156
11/17/71

1973

H.R. 15495

92-1149
6/19/72

6/27/72
# 235
(y334-n59)

92-1388
9/13/72
# 361
(y336-n43)

92-962b
6/29/72

S
8/2/72
# 341
(y92-n5)

92-1388
9/15/72
# 433
(y73-n5)

P.L. 92-436
9/26/72

1974

H.R. 9286

93-383
7/18/73

7/31/73
# 411
(y367-n37)

93-588
10/31/73
(vv)

93-385
9/6/73

10/1/73
# 448
(y91-n7)

93-588
11/5/73
# 476
(y69-n12)

P.L. 93-155
11/16/73

1975

H.R. 14592

93-1035
5/10/74

5/22/74
# 242
(y358-n37)

93-1212
7/29/74
# 412
(y305-n38)

S. 3000

93-884
5/29/74

Hc
6/11/74
# 248
(y84-n6)

93-1212
7/30/74
# 333
(y88-n8)

P.L. 93-365
8/5/74

1976

H.R. 6674

94-199
5/10/75

5/20/75
# 235
(y332-n64)

94-413
7/30/75
# 454
(y348- n60)

S. 920

94-146
5/19/75

Hd
6/6/75
# 214
(y77-n6)

94-413
8/1/75
# 374
(y42-n48)

 

 

 

 

 

94-488
9/24/75
(vv)

 

 

94-488
9/26/75
# 424
(y63-n7)

P.L. 94-106
10/7/75

1977

H.R. 12438

94-967
3/26/76

4/9/76
# 187
(y298-n52)

94-1305
6/30/76
# 493
(y339-n66)

94-878
5/14/76

5/26/76
# 200
(y76-n2)

94-1305
7/1/76
# 375
(y78-n12)

P.L. 94-361
7/14/76

1978

H.R. 5970

95-194
4/7/77

4/25/77
# 151
(y347-n43)

95-446
7/13/77
# 409
(y350-n40)

95-282
6/21/77

5/17/77
# 144
(y90-n3)

95-446
7/14/77
(vv)

P.L. 95-79
7/30/77

1979

H.R. 10929

95-1118
5/6/78

5/24/78
# 372
(y319-n67)

95-1402
8/4/78
(vv)

S. 2571

95-826
5/15/78

He
7/11/78
# 203
(y87-n2)

95-1402
8/4/78
(vv)

VETO
8/17/78

 

H.R. 14042

95-1573
9/15/78

Sf
10/4/78
# 872
(y367-n22)

g

S. 3486

95-1197
9/15/78

S
9/26/78
# 406
(y89-n3)

g

P.L. 95-485
10/20/78

1980

H.R. 4040

96-166
5/15/79

Sh
9/14/79
# 472
(y282-n46)

96-546
10/26/79
# 610
(y300-n26)

S. 428

96-197
5/31/79

S
6/13/79
# 127
(y89-n7)

96-546
10/24/79
(vv)

P.L. 96-107
11/9/79

1981

H.R. 6974

96-916
4/30/80

5/21/80
# 250
(y338-n62)

96-1222
8/26/80
# 489
(y360-n49)

96-826
6/20/80

7/2/80
# 295
(y84-n3)

96-1222
8/26/80
# 384
(y78-n2)

P.L. 96-342
9/8/80

1982

H.R. 3519

97-71, pt. 1i
5/19/81

Sj
7
/16/81
# 140
(y354-n63)

97-311
11/17/81
# 309
(y335-n61)

S. 815

97-58
5/6/81

5/14/81
# 119
(y92-n1)

97-311
11/5/81
(vv)

P.L. 97-86
12/1/81

1983

H.R. 6030

97-482
4/13/82

Sk
7/29/82
# 232
(y290-n73)

97-749
8/18/82
# 297
(y251-n148)

S. 2248

97-330
4/13/82

5/13/82
# 120
(y84-n8)

97-749
8/17/82
# 331
(y77-n21)

P.L. 97-252
9/8/82

1984

H.R. 2969

98-107
5/11/83

Sl
7/29/83
# 275
(y305-n114)

98-352
9/15/83
# 339
(y266-n152)

S. 675

98-174
7/5/83

7/26/83
# 221
(y83-n15)

98-352
9/13/83
# 244
(y83-n8)

P.L. 98-94
9/24/83

1985

H.R. 5167

98-691
4/19/84

5/31/84
# 204
(y298-n98)

98-1080
9/26/84
(vv)

S. 2723

98-500
5/31/84

Hm
6/20/84
# 152
(y82-n6)

98-1080
9/27/84
(vv)

P.L. 98-525
10/19/84

1986

H.R. 1872

99-81
5/10/85

Sn
6/27/85
(vv)

99-235
10/29/85
(vv)

S. 1160

No Report
5/16/85

6/5/85
# 106
(y92-n3)

99-235
7/30/85
# 167
(y94-n5)

P.L. 99-145
11/8/85

1987

H.R. 4428

99-718
7/25/86

So
9/18/86
# 358
(y255-n152)

99-1001
10/15/86
# 467
(y283-n128)

S. 2638

99-331
7/8/86

8/9/86
#207
(y86-n3)

98-1001
10/15/86
(vv)

P.L. 99-661
11/14/86

1988

H.R. 1748

100-58
4/15/87

5/20/87
# 141
(y239-n177)

100-466
11/18/87
# 440
(y264-n158)

S. 1174

S
100-57
5/8/87

Sp
10/2/87
# 300
(y56-n42)

100-466
11/19/87
# 384
(y86-n9)

P.L. 100-180
12/4/87

1989

H.R. 4264

100-563
4/5/88

5/11/88
# 126
(y252-n172)

100-753
7/14/88
# 233
(y229-n83)

S. 2355

100-326
5/4/88

Hq
5/27/88
(vv)

100-753
7/14/88
# 252
(y64-n30)

VETO
8/3/88

 

H.R. 4481r

100-735s
6/28/88

7/12/88
(vv)

100-989
9/28/88
# 359
(y369-n48)

S. 2749

8/11/88
(vv)

H
9/15/88
(vv)

100-989
9/28/88
# 340
(y91-n4)

P.L. 100-456
9/29/88

1990

H.R. 2461

101-121
7/1/89

7/27/89
# 185
(y261-n162)

101-331
11/9/89
# 343
(y236-n172)

S. 1352

101-81
7/19/89

Ht
8/2/89
# 161
(y95-n4)

101-331
11/15/89
# 299
(y91-n8)

P.L. 101-189
11/29/89

1991

H.R. 4739

101-665
8/3/90

9/19/90
# 352
(y56-n155)

101-923
10/24/90
# 517
(y271-n156)

S. 2884

101-384
7/20/90

Hu
8/4/90
# 227
(y79-n16)

101-923
10/26/90
# 320
(y80-n17)

P.L. 101-510
11/5/90

1992

H.R. 2100

102-60
5/13/91

5/22/91
# 110
(y268-n161)

102-311
11/18/91
# 400
(y329-n82)

S. 1507

102-113
7/19/91

Hv
8/2/91
(vv)

102-311
11/22/91
# 265
(y79-n15)

P.L. 102-190
12/5/91

1993

H.R. 5006

102-527
5/19/92

6/5/92
# 172
(y198-n168)

102-966
10/3/92
# 461
(y304-n100)

S. 3114

102-352
7/31/92

Hw
9/19/92
(vv)

102-966
10/5/92
(vv)

P.L. 102-484
10/23/92

1994

H.R. 2401

103-200
7/30/93

9/29/93
# 474
(y268-n162)

103-357
11/15/93
# 565
(y273-n135)

S. 1298

103-112
7/27/93

Hx
9/4/93
# 265
(y92-n7)

103-357
11/17/93
# 380
(y77-n22)

P.L. 103-160
11/30/93

1995

H.R. 4301

103-499
5/10/94

6/9/94
# 226
(y260-n158)

Sy
103-701
8/17/94
# 404
(y280-n137)

S. 2182

103-282
6/14/94

7/1/94z
(vv)

103-701
9/13/94
# 297
(y80-n18)

P.L. 103-337
10/5/94

1996

H.R. 1530

104-131
6/1/95

6/15/95
# 385
(y300-n126)

104-406 12/15/95
# 865
(y267-n149)

S. 1026

104-112
7/12/95

H
9/6/95
# 399
(y64-n34)

104-406
12/19/95
# 608
(y51-n43)

VETO
12/28/95

 

 

 

S
1/5/96
(vv)

104-450
1/24/96
# 16
(y287-n129)

S. 1124aa

No Report
8/7/95

9/6/95
(vv)bb

104-450
1/26/96
# 5
(y56-n34)

P.L. 104-106
2/10/96

1997

H.R. 3230

104-563
5/7/96

5/15/96
# 174
(y272-n153)

104-724
8/1/96
# 397
(y285-n132)

S. 1745

104-267
5/13/96

Hcc
7/10/96
# 187
(y68-n31)

104-724
9/10/96
# 279
(y73-n26)

P.L. 104-201
9/23/96

1998

H.R. 1119

105-132
6/16/97

6/25/97
# 236
(y304-n120)

105-340
10/28/97
# 534
(y268-n123)

S. 936

No Report
6/18/97

Hdd
7/11/97
# 173
(y94-n4)

105-340
11/6/97
# 296
(y90-n10)

P.L. 105-85
11/18/97

1999

H.R. 3616

105-532
5/12/98

5/21/98
# 183
(y357-n60)

105-736
9/24/98
# 458
(y373-n50)

S. 2057

No Report
5/11/98

Hee
6/25/98
# 181
(y88-n4)

105-736
10/1/98
# 293
(y96-n2)

P.L. 105-261
10/17/98

2000

H.R. 1401

106-162
5/24/99

Sff
6/14/99
(uc)

106-301
9/15/99
# 424
(y375-n45)

S. 1059

106-50
5/17/99

5/27/99
# 154
(y92-n3)

106-301
9/22/99
# 284
(y93-n5)

P.L. 106-65
10/5/99

2001

H.R. 4205

106-616
5/12/00

5/18/00
# 208
(y353-n63)

106-945
10/11/00
# 522
(y382-n31)

S. 2549

106-292
5/12/00

Hgg
7/13/00
# 179
(y97-n3)

106-945
10/12/00
# 275
(y90-n3)

P.L. 106-398
10/30/00

2002

H.R. 2586

107-194
9/4/01

Shh
10/17/01
(uc)

107-333 12/13/01
# 496
(y382-n40)

S. 1438

No Report
9/19/01

10/2/01
# 290
(y99-n0)

107-333
12/13/01
# 369
(y96-n2)

P.L. 107-107 12/28/01

2003

H.R. 4546

107-436
5/3/02

5/10/02
# 158
(y359-n58)

107-772
11/12/02
(vv)

S. 2514

107-151
5/15/02

Hii
6/27/02
(uc)

107-772
11/13/03
(vv)

P.L. 107-314
12/2/02

2004

H.R. 1588

108-106
5/16/03

5/22/03
#221
(y361-n68)

108-354
11/7/03
# 617
(y362-n40, 2 present)

S. 1050

108-46
5/13/03

Hjj
6/4/03
(vv)

108-354
11/12/03
#447
(y95-n3)

P.L. 108-136
11/24/03

2005

H.R. 4200

108-491
5/14/04

5/20/04
#206
(y391-n34)

108-767
10/9/04
# 528
(y359-n14)

S. 2400

108-260
5/11/04

Hkk
6/23/04
(uc)

108-767
10/9/04
uc

P.L. 108-375
10/28/04

2006

H.R. 1815

109-89
5/20/05

5/25/05
#222
(y390-n39)

109-360
12/19/05
#665

S. 1042

109-69
5/17/05

Hll
11/15/05
#326
(y98-n0)

109-360
12/21/05
(vv)

P.L. 109-163
1/6/06

2007

H.R. 5122

109-452
5/5/06

5/11/06
#145
(y396-n31)

109-702
9/29/06
#510
(y398-n23)

S. 2766

109-254
5/9/06

Hmm
6/22/06
#186
(y96-n0)

109-702
9/30/06
(uc)

P.L. 109-364
10/17/06

2008

H.R. 1585nn

110-146 (Pt. I)
5/11/07
110-146 (Pt. II)
5/14/07

5/17/07
#373
(y397-n27)

110-447
12/12/07
#1151
(y370-n49)

S. 1547

110-77oo
6/5/07
110-125oo
6/29/07

10/1/07
#359
(y92-n3)

110-477
12/12/07
#433
(y90-n3)

VETO
12/28/07

 

H.R. 4986

 

1/16/08
#11
(y369-n46)

 

 

 

1/22/08
#1
(y91-n3)

 

P.L. 110-181
1/28/08

2009

H.R. 5658

110-652
5/16/08
110-652 (Pt. II)
5/20/08

5/22/08
#365
(y384-n23)

No Official Conf. Rept.pp

S. 3001

110-335
5/12/08

9/17/08
#201
(y88-n8)

No Official Conf. Rept pp

P.L. 110-417
10/14/08

2010

H.R. 2647

111-166
6/18/09
111-166 (Pt. II)
6/23/09

6/25/09
#460
(y389-n22, 1 present)

111-288
10/8/09
#770
(y281-n146)

S. 1390

111-35
7/2/09

7/23/09
#242
(y87-n7)

111-288
10/22/09
#327
(y68-n29)

P.L. 111-84
10/28/09

2011

H.R. 5136

111-491 (Pt.1)
5/21/10
111-491 (Pt. II)
5/26/10

5/28/10
#336
(y229-n186)

 

S. 3454

111-201
6/4/10

12/9/10
#270
(y57-n40)
(motion rejected)

 

 

 

H.R. 6523

 

12/17/10
#650
(y341-n48)

HASC
Committee Print
111-5
12/2010qq

 

 

12/22/10
(uc)

HASC
Committee Print
111-5
12/2010qq

P.L. 111-383
1/7/11

2012

H.R. 1540

112-78 (Pt. 1)
5/17/11
112-78 (Pt. II)
5/23/11

5/26/11
#375
(y322-n96)

112-329
12/14/11
#932
(y283-n136)

S. 1867

No Written Reportrr

Hss
12/1/11
(uc)

112-329
12/15/11
#230
(86y-13n)

P.L. 112-81
12/31/11

2013

H.R. 4310

112-479
5/11/12
112-479
(Pt. II)
5/15/12

5/18/12
#291
(y299-n120)

112-705
12/20/12
#645
(y315-n107)

S. 3254

112-173
6/4/12

Htt
12/4/12
#221
(y98-n0)

112-705
12/21/12
#229
(y81-n14)

P.L. 112-239
1/2/13

2014

H.R. 1960uu

113-102
6/7/13

6/14/13
#244
(315-108)

 

S. 1197uu

113-44
6/20/13

 

 

 

 

H.R. 3304

 

12/12/13
#641
350-69vv

HASC
Committee
Print
113-2
12/2013ww

 

12/19/13
#284
84-15

HASC
Committee
Print
113-2
12/2013ww

P.L. 113-66
12/26/13

2015

H.R. 4435xx

113-446
5/13/2014
113-446
(Pt. II)
5/19/14

5/22/2014
#240
(y324-n98)

 

S. 2410xx

113-176
6/2/14

 

 

 

2015

H.R. 3979

113-360
2/4/14

3/11/2014yy
#116
(y410-n0)

(Resolving differences)
12/4/14zz
#551
(y300-n119)

Rules Committee Print
113-58
12/2/14

 

4/7/2014aaa
#551
(y300-n119)

(Resolving differences)
12/12/14 bbb
#325
(y89-n11)

Rules Committee Print
113-58
12/2/14

P.L. 113-291
12/19/14

2016

H.R. 1735
ccc

114-102
5/5/15
114-102
(Pt. II)
5/12/15

5/15/15
#239
(y269-n151)
(Resolving differences)
10/01/15
#532
(y270-n156)

114-270
9/29/15

ccc

 

6/18/14
#215
(y71-n25)

114-270
9/29/15

VETO
10/22/15

2016

S. 1356
ddd

No report

S
11/5/15
#618
(y370-n58)

HASC
Committee
Print
114-2
11/2015

ddd

No report

5/14/2015
(uc)
(Resolving differences)
11/10/15

#301
(y91-n3)

HASC
Committee
Print
114-4
11/15
eee

P.L. 114-92
11/25/15

2017

H.R. 4909

114-537
5/4/16
114-537
(Pt. II)
5/12/16

5/18/16
#216
(y277-n147)

114-840
12/02/16
#600
(y375-n34)

S. 2943fff

114-255
5/18/16

6/14/16
#98
(y85-n13)

114-840
12/08/16
#159
(y92-n7)

P.L. 114-328
12/23/16

2018

H.R. 2810ggg

115-200
(Pt.1)
7/6/17
(Pt. II)
7/11/17

7/14/17
#378
(y344-n81)

115-404
11/14/17
#631
(y356-n70)

ggg

115-125
7/10/17

9/18/17
#199
(y89-n8)hhh

115-404
11/16/17
(vv)

P.L. 115-91
12/12/17

2019

H.R. 5515

115-676
(Pt.1)
5/15/18
(Pt. II)
5/21/18

5/24/18
#230
(y351-n66)

115-874iii
7/26/18
#379
(y359-n54)

jjj

 

6/18/18
#128
(y85-n10)

115-874
8/1/18
#181
(y87-n10)

P.L. 115-232
8/13/18

2020

H.R. 2500kkk

116-120
(Pt.1)
6/19/2019
(Pt. II)
6/27/2019

7/12/2019
#473
(y220-n197)

116-333
12/11/2019
#672
(y377-n48)

S. 1790 lll

116-48
6/11/2019

6/27/2019
#188
(y86-n8)

116-333
12/17/2019
#400
(y86-n8)

P.L. 116-92
12/20/2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abbreviations and Symbols:

H indicates that the Senate passed a bill with a House resolution number

S indicates that the House passed a bill with a Senate resolution number

(—) dashes indicate no original Senate bill; House bill number used

vv = voice vote, uc = unanimous consent vote, dv = a division vote

Notes:

a. After passing H.R. 14000 by recorded vote # 200, the House passed S. 2546 by voice vote and laid H.R. 14000 on the table.

b. Senate reported out a substitute bill for H.R. 15495 as passed the House.

c. Senate substituted text of S. 3000, and then passed H.R. 14592 in lieu.

d. Senate passed H.R. 6674 in lieu of S. 920.

e. Senate passed H.R. 10929 in lieu of S. 2571.

f. House passed S. 3486 amended in lieu of H.R. 14042.

g. Senate agreed to House amendments. No conference was held.

h. House passed H.R. 4040, laid it on the table by voice vote, then passed S. 428 in lieu by voice vote.

i. H.R. 3519 had a three-part report; this date is for the earliest report.

j. House passed S. 815 in lieu of H.R. 3519.

k. House laid H.R. 6030 on the table and passed S. 2248 in lieu.

l. House inserted text of H.R. 2969 into S. 675, then passed it by voice vote.

m. Senate substituted text of S. 2723, and then passed H.R. 5167.

n. House passed S. 1160, amended, in lieu of H.R. 1872.

o. House inserted text of H.R. 4428, then passed S. 2638.

p. Senate inserted text of S. 1174, and then passed H.R. 1748.

q. Senate folded text of S. 2355 into H.R. 4264, and then passed it.

r. After the initial bill was vetoed, an amended version was added to an existing bill on military base closures—H.R. 4481.

s. H.R. 4481 had a four-part report; the date is that of the earliest report.

t. Senate inserted text of S. 1352, and then passed H.R. 2461.

u. Senate inserted text of S. 2884, and then passed H.R. 4739.

v. Senate inserted text of S. 1507, and then passed H.R. 2100.

w. Senate inserted text of S. 3114, and then passed H.R. 5006.

x. Senate inserted text of S. 1298, and then passed H.R. 2401.

y. House passed S. 2182 by voice vote on 7/25/94 after substituting the text of H.R. 4301 as passed the House.

z. Senate inserted text of S. 2182, and then passed H.R. 4301.

aa. After veto of H.R. 1530 and failure to override, an amended conference report on S. 1124 was passed. The President signed P.L. 104-106 on 2/10/96.

bb. Senate struck all but the enacting clause and substituted division A of S. 1026.

cc. Senate substituted text of S. 1745, and then passed H.R. 3230.

dd. Senate passed S. 936, inserted text of S. 936 into H.R. 1119, then passed H.R. 1119 by voice vote.

ee. Senate passed S. 2057 by roll call vote # 181 on 6/25/98, then struck all but the enacting clause of H.R. 3616, inserted the text of S. 2057, then passed H.R. 3616 on 6/25/98 by unanimous consent.

ff. House passed H.R. 1401 on 6/10/99 by vote of y365-n58 (# 191), and then the bill was laid on the table. Subsequently, on 6/14/00 the House struck all but the enacting clause of S. 1059, substituted the text of H.R. 1401, and passed S. 1059 without objection.

gg. Senate struck all after the enacting clause and substituted the language of S. 2549 amended, then passed H.R. 4205 in lieu of S. 2549 with an amendment. H.R. 4205 enacted into law the text of H.R. 5408 as introduced on 10/6/00.

hh. House struck all after the enacting clause, substituted the text of H.R. 2586 which had passed the House on 9/28 by a vote of y398-n17 (# 359) and passed S. 1438 (which replaced S. 1416, which had been reported out with Report 107-62 on 9/12) without objection.

ii. Senate struck all after the enacting clause, then substituted the text of S. 2514 as amended and passed by the Senate on 6/27 by a vote of y97-n2 (# 165), and passed H.R. 4546.

jj. Senate struck all after the enacting clause, then substituted the text of S. 1050 which had passed the Senate on 5/22 by a vote of y98-n1 (# 194), and passed H.R. 1588.

kk. Senate struck all after the enacting clause, then substituted the text of S. 2400 which had passed the Senate on 6/23/04 by a vote of y 97-n0 (# 146), and passed H.R. 4200.

ll. Senate struck all after the enacting clause, then substituted the text of S. 1042 which had passed the Senate on 11/15/05 by a vote of y 98-n0 (# 326), and passed H.R. 1815.

mm. Senate incorporated S. 2766 in H.R. 5122 as an amendment.

nn. H.R. 1585/S. 1547 passed both the House and the Senate and was presented to the President on December 19, 2007. However, the President vetoed the bill on December 28, 2007. The National Defense Authorization Act for FY2008 passed under a new bill, H.R. 4986, which became P.L. 110-181 on January 28, 2008.

oo. 1st Report issued by the Committee on Armed Services; 2nd Report issued by the Select Committee on Intelligence.

pp. In lieu of a conference report, House took up S. 3002 as passed by the Senate and approved it with amendment on 9/24/08 by a vote of 392-39 (under suspension of the rules with a 2/3 vote required). Senate agreed to House amendment to the bill on September 27, 2008, by unanimous consent, clearing the measure for the President. Though there was no official conference report the House released a report on its amended version of S. 3001 as a committee print labeled HASC (House Armed Services Committee) No. 10 dated September 2008.

qq. In lieu of a conference report, the House and Senate Armed Services Committees issued a joint explanatory statement regarding H.R. 6523. U.S. Congress, House Committee on Armed Services, Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, committee print, 111th Cong., 2nd sess., HASC-5.

rr. However, the Senate Armed Services Committee provided a report (S. Rept. 112-26) with an earlier version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (S. 1253).

ss. Senate passed H.R. 1540 in lieu of S. 1867. Senate incorporated S. 1867 in H.R. 1540 as an amendment.

tt. Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 4310 as an amendment. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 829, papers were returned to the Senate on 12/12/12.

uu. For further action, see H.R. 3304, which became P.L. 113-66 on December 26, 2013.

vv. On December 12, 2013, the House, by a vote of 350 to 69, passed H. Res. 441, which adopted H.R. 3304, effectively a conference version of the FY2014 National Defense Authorization Act.

ww. In lieu of a formal conference committee to reconcile House and Senate versions of the FY2014 NDAA, Members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, meeting informally, negotiated a compromise version of the bill. An explanatory statement on the compromise bill, functionally equivalent to a conference report, was printed as "Joint Explanatory Statement to Accompany the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014" in the Congressional Record, on December 12, 2013 (pages H7894-H8037). The text of the joint explanatory statement is included in this committee print.

xx. For further action, see H.R. 3979, which became P.L. 113-291 on December 19, 2014.

yy. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by the yeas and nays: (2/3 required); 410-0 (Roll no. 116). (Text: CR H2278.)

zz. Resolving differences—House actions: On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the yeas and nays: 300-119 (Roll no. 551). (Text as House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment: CR H8388-8621.)

aaa. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by yea-nay vote. 59-38. Record vote no: 101. (Text: CR S2176-2178.)

bbb. Resolving differences—Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment to H.R. 3979, under the order of December 11, 2014, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, by yea-nay vote. 89-11. Record vote no. 325. (Consideration: CR S6738-6739.)

ccc. For further action, see S. 1356, which became P.L. 114-92 on November 25, 2015.

ddd. The text of the first version of the NDAA [H.R. 1735] was modified to accommodate the President's objections. The text of the revised NDAA was substituted for the original text of S. 1356, an unrelated bill previously passed by the Senate. The amended version of S. 1356 then was passed on November 5, 2015, by the House, and on November 10, 2015, by the Senate. It was signed by the President on November 25, 2015. For more information, please see CRS Report R44019, Fact Sheet: Selected Highlights of the FY2016 Defense Budget Debate and the National Defense Authorization Acts (H.R. 1735 and S. 1356), by Pat Towell.

eee. Resolving differences—Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill (S. 1356) by yea-nay vote 91-3. Record vote no. 301. (Text as Senate agrees to the House amendment: CR S7875.)

fff. Became P.L. 114-328.

ggg. H.R. 2810 was enacted as P.L. 115-91 on December 12, 2017. The Senate passed its version of H.R. 2810 on September 18, 2017, by a vote of 89-8, after first replacing the House-passed text of that bill with the text of S. 1519, the version of the FY2018 NDAA that had been reported by the Senate Armed Services Committee.

hhh. On passage of the bill (H.R. 2810 as amended).

iii. H.Rept. 115-863, the initial conference report to H.R. 5515, filed on July 23, required revision, thus the House sent it back to conference. A new conference report filed on July 25 (H.Rept. 115-874) became the basis for further congressional action.

jjj. The Senate replaced the House-passed text of the bill [H.R. 5515] with the text of S. 2987, the version of the NDAA reported by the Senate Armed Services Committee, and passed its amended version on June 18, 2018.

kkk. On September 17, 2019, the House took up the Senate-passed S.1790, amended it by eliminating the Senate-passed provisions and replacing them with the provisions of the House-passed H.R. 2500, and then passed the amended bill by voice vote. For more information, please see CRS Report R46144, FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act: P.L. 116-92 (H.R. 2500, S. 1790), by Pat Towell.

lll. Became P.L. 116-92.

Table 3. Appropriation Bills, 1961-1969

Appropriation—House

Appropriation—Senate

Laws

FY

House Bill

Report #
Date Reported

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Conf. Rept. # Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Senate Bill Reported

Report #
Date Reported

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Conf. Rept. # Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Public Law Signed

1961

H.R. 11998

86-1561
4/29/60

5/5/60
#37
(y377-n3)

86-2049
6/30/60
#74
(y402-n5)

––

86-1550
6/10/60

6/16/60
#124
(y85-n0)

86-2049
6/30/60
#165
(y83-n3)

P.L. 86-601
7/7/60

1962

H.R. 7851

87-574
6/23/61

6/28/61
#50
(y412-n0)

87-873
8/10/61
#74
(y383-n0)

––

87-653
8/1/61

8/4/61
#125
(y85-n0)

87-873
8/10/61
(vv)

P.L. 87-144
8/17/61

1963

H.R. 11289

87-1607
4/13/62

4/18/62
#31
(y388-n0)

87-2036
7/26/62
(vv)

––

87-1578
6/8/62

6/13/62
#75
(y88-n0)

87-2036
8/1/62
(vv)

P.L. 87-577
8/9/62

1964

H.R. 7179

88-439
6/21/63

6/26/63
#44
(y410-n1)

88-812
10/8/63
#73
(y336-n3)

––

88-502
9/17/63

9/24/63
#137
(y77-n0)

88-812
10/8/63
(vv)

P.L. 88-149
10/17/63

1965

H.R. 10939

88-1329
4/17/64

4/22/64
#37
(y365-n0)

88-1642
8/4/64
#76
(y359-n0)

88-1238
7/24/64

7/29/64
#239
(y76-n0)

88-1642
8/4/64
(vv)

P.L. 88-446
8/19/64

1966

H.R. 9221

89-528
6/17/65

6/23/65
#76
(y407-n0)

89-1006
9/17/65
#157
(y382-n0)

89-625
8/18/65

8/25/65
#204
(y89-n0)

89-1006
9/21/65
(vv)

P.L. 89-213
9/29/65

1967

H.R. 15941

89-1652
6/24/66

7/20/66
#85
(y393-n1)

89-2215
10/11/66
#164
(y305-n42)

89-1458
8/12/66

8/18/66
#160
(y86-n0)

89-2215
10/11/66
(vv)

P.L. 89-687
10/15/66

1968

H.R. 10738

90-349
6/9/67

6/13/67
#74
(407-n1)

90-595
9/12/67
#126
(y365-n4)

––

90-494
8/4/67

8/22/67
#172
(y84-n3)

90-595
9/13/67
#185
(y74-n3)

P.L. 90-96
9/29/67

1969

H.R. 18707

90-1735
7/18/68

9/12/68
#177
(y333-n7)

90-1970
10/11/68
#233
(y213-n6)

––

90-1576
9/19/68

10/3/68
#266
(y55-n2)

90-1970
10/11/68
(vv)

P.L. 90-580
10/17/68

Abbreviations and Symbols:

H indicates that the Senate passed a bill with a House resolution number

S indicates that the House passed a bill with a Senate resolution number

(—) dashes indicate no original Senate bill; House bill number used

vv = voice vote, uc = unanimous consent vote, dv = a division vote

Table 4. Appropriation Bills, 1970-2020

Appropriations—House

Appropriations—Senate

Laws

FY

House Bill

Report #
Date Reported

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Senate Bill

Report #
Date Reported

Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Conf. Rept. #
Passed
Vote #
(yeas-nays)

Public Law Signed

1970

H.R. 15090

91-698
12/3/69

12/8/69
# 306
(y330-n33)

91-766
12/18/69
(vv)

91-607
12/12/69

12/15/69
# 241
(y85-n4)

91-766
12/18/69
(vv)

P.L. 91-171
12/29/69

1971

H.R. 19590

91-1570
10/6/70

10/8/70
# 338
(y274-n31)

91-1799a
12/29/70
# 452
(y234-n18)

91-1392
12/3/70

12/8/70
# 417
(y89-n0)

91-1799
12/29/70
# 457
(y70-n2)

P.L. 91-668
1/11/71

1972

H.R. 11731

92-666
11/11/71

11/17/71
# 402
(y343-n51)

92-754
12/15/71
# 466
(y293-n39)

92-498
11/18/71

11/23/71
# 396
(y80-n5)

92-754
12/15/71
(vv)

P.L. 92-204
12/18/71

1973

H.R. 16593

92-1389
9/11/72

9/14/72
# 368
(y322-n41)

92-1566
10/12/72
# 434
(y316-n42)

92-1243
9/29/72

10/2/72
# 496
(y70-n5)

92-1566
10/13/72
(vv)

P.L. 92-570
10/26/72

1974

H.R. 11575

93-662
11/26/73

11/30/73
# 610
(y336-n23)

93-741
12/20/73
# 712
(y336-n32)

93-617
12/12/73

12/13/73
# 581
(y89-n2)

93-741
12/20/73
(vv)

P.L. 93-238
1/2/74

1975

H.R. 16243

93-1255
8/1/74

8/6/74
# 455
(y350-n43)

93-1363
7/23/74
# 534
(y293-n59)

93-1104
8/16/74

8/21/74
# 376
(y86-n5)

93-1363
9/24/74
(vv)

P.L. 93-437
10/8/74

1976

H.R. 9861

94-517
9/25/75

10/2/75
# 575
(y353-n61)

94-710
12/12/75
# 777
(y314-n57)

94-446
11/6/75

11/18/75
# 505
(y87-n7)

94-710
12/17/75
# 602
(y87-n9)

 

1976

 

 

 

1/27/76b
# 21
(y323-n99)

 

 

 

 

P.L. 94-212
2/9/76

1977

H.R. 14262

94-1231
6/8/76

6/17/76
# 401
(y331-n53)

94-1475
9/9/76
# 702
(y323-n45)

94-1046
7/22/76

8/9/76
# 511
(y82-n6)

94-1475
9/13/76
(vv)

P.L. 94-419
9/22/76

1978

H.R. 7933

95-451
6/21/77

6/30/77
# 402
(y333-n54)

95-565
9/8/77
# 516
(y361-n36)

95-325
7/1/77

7/19/77
# 308
(y91-n2)

95-565
9/9/77
(vv)

P.L. 95-111
9/21/77

1979

H.R. 13635

95-1398
7/27/78

8/9/78
# 665
(y339-n60)

95-1764
10/12/78
(vv)

95-1264
10/2/78

10/5/78
# 445
(y86-n3)

95-1764
10/12/78
# 487
(y77-n3)

P.L. 95-457
10/13/78

1980

H.R. 5359

96-450
9/20/79

9/28/79
# 522
(y305-n49)

96-696
12/12/79
(vv)

96-393
11/1/79

11/9/79
# 401
(y73-n3)

96-696
12/13/79
(vv)

P.L. 96-154
12/21/79

1981

H.R. 8105

96-1317
9/11/80

9/16/80
# 549
(y351-n42)

96-1528
12/4/80
# 673
(y321-n36)

96-1020
11/19/80

11/21/80
# 483
(y73-n1)

96-1528
12/5/80
# 510
(y73-n1)

P.L. 96-527
12/15/80

1982

H.R. 4995

97-333
11/16/81

11/18/81
# 320
(y335-n61)

97-410
12/15/81
# 363
(y334-n84)

S. 1857

97-273
11/17/81

H
12/4/81
# 456
(y84-n5)

97-410
12/15/81
# 489
(y93-n4)

P.L. 97-114
12/29/81

1983

H.R. 7355

97-943
12/2/82

12/8/82
# 425
(y346-n68)

 

S. 2951

97-580
9/23/82

 

 

 

 

H.J.Res. 631c

97-959
12/10/82

12/14/82
# 451
(y204-n200)

97-980
12/20/82
(y232-n54)
(dv)

No Report
12/15/82

12/19/82
# 455
(y63-n31)

97-980
12/20/82
# 459
(y55-n41)

P.L. 97-377
12/21/82

1984

H.R. 4185

98-427
10/20/83

11/2/83
# 443
(y328-n97)

98-567
11/18/83
# 531
(y311-n99)

S. 2039

98-292
11/1/83

Hd
11/8/83
# 344
(y86-n6)

98-567
11/18/83
# 380
(y75-n6)

P.L. 98-212
12/8/83

1985

H.R. 6329

98-1086
9/26/84

 

 

S. 3026

98-636
9/26/84

 

 

 


 

H.J.Res. 648e

98-1030
9/17/84

9/25/84
# 421
(y316-n91)

98-1159
10/10/84
(y252-n60)
(dv)

 

98-1159
9/27/84

10/4/84
(vv)

98-1159
10/11/84
# 287
(y78-n11)

P.L. 98-473
10/12/84

1986

H.R. 3629

99-332
10/24/85

10/30/85
# 379
(y359-n67)

 

99-176
11/6/85

 

 

 

 

H.J.Res. 465c

99-403
11/21/85

12/4/85
# 427
(y212-n208)

99-450
12/19/85
# 476
(y261-n137)

 

No Report
12/5/85

12/10/85
(vv)

99-450
12/19/85
(vv)

P.L. 99-190
12/19/85

1987

H.R. 5438

99-793
8/14/86

 

 

S. 2827

99-446
9/17/86

 

 

 

 

H.J.Res. 738c

 

9/25/86
# 417
(y201-n200)

99-1005
10/15/86
# 472
(y235-n172)

 

99-500
9/29/86

10/3/86
# 330
(y82-n13)

99-1005
10/17/86
(vv)

P.L. 99-591f
10/30/86

1988

H.R. 3576

100-410 10/28/87

 

 

S. 1923

100-235
12/4/87

 

 

 

 

H.J.Res. 395b

100-415
10/29/87

12/3/87
# 458
(y248-n170)

104-498
12/22/87
# 510
(y209-n208)

100-238
12/8/87

12/11/87
# 414
(y72-n21)

100-498
12/22/87
# 420
(y59-n30)

P.L. 100-202
12/22/87

1989

H.R. 4781

100-681
6/10/88

6/21/88
# 193
(y360-n53)

100-1002
9/30/88
# 372
(y327-n77)

100-402
6/24/88

H
8/11/88
# 308
(y90-n4)

100-1002
9/30/88
(vv)

P.L. 100-463
10/1/88

1990

H.R. 3072

101-208
8/1/89

8/4/89
# 218
(y312-n105)

101-345
11/15/89
(vv)

101-132
9/14/89

9/29/89
# 217
(y96-n2)

101-345
11/17/89
(vv)

P.L. 101-165
11/21/89

1991

H.R. 5803

101-822
10/10/90

10/12/90
# 455
(y322-n97)

101-938
10/25/90
(vv)

S. 3189

101-521
10/11/90

Hg
10/16/90
# 273
(y79-n16)

101-938
10/26/90
# 319
(y80-n17)

P.L. 101-511
11/5/90

1992

H.R. 2521

102-95
6/4/91

6/7/91
# 145
(y273-n105)

102-328
11/20/91
(vv)

102-154
9/20/91

9/26/91
(vv)

102-328
11/23/91
# 272
(y66-n29)

P.L. 102-172
11/26/91

1993

H.R. 5504

102-627
6/29/92

7/2/92
# 266
(y328-n94)

102-1015
10/5/92
(vv)

102-408
9/17/92

9/23/92
# 229
(y86-n10)

102-1015
10/5/92
(vv)

P.L. 102-396
10/6/92

1994

H.R. 3116

103-254
9/22/93

9/30/93
# 480
(y325-n102)

103-339
11/10/93
(vv)

103-153
10/4/93

10/21/93
(vv)

103-339
11/10/93
# 368
(y88-n9)

P.L. 103-139
11/11/93

1995

H.R. 4650

103-562
6/27/94

6/29/94
# 313
(y330-n91)

103-747
9/29/94
# 446
(y327-n86)

103-321
7/29/94

8/11/94
# 282
(y86-n14)

103-747
9/29/94
(vv)

P.L. 103-335
9/30/94

1996

H.R. 2126

104-208
7/27/95

9/7/95
# 646
(y294-n125)

104-261
9/29/95
# 700
(y151-n267)

S. 1087

104-124
7/28/95

Hh
9/5/95
# 397
(y62-n35)

 

 

 

 

 

 

104-344 11/16/95
# 806
(y270-n158)

 

 

104-344
11/16/95
# 579
(y59-n39)

P.L. 104-61i
12/1/95

1997

H.R. 3610

104-617
6/11/96

6/13/96
# 247
(y278-n126)

104-863
9/28/96
# 455
(y370-n37)

S. 1894

104-286
6/20/96

Hj
7/18/96
# 200
(y72-n27)

04-863
9/30/96
(vv)

P.L. 104-208
9/30/96

1998

H.R. 2266

105-206
7/25/97

7/29/97
# 338
(y322-n105)

105-265
9/25/97
# 442
(y356-n65)

S. 1005

105-45
7/10/97

Hk
7/15/97
# 176
(y94-n4)

105-265
9/25/97
# 258
(y93-n5)

P.L. 105-56l
10/8/97

1999

H.R. 4103

105-591
6/22/98

6/24/98
# 266
(y358-n61)

105-746
9/28/98
# 471
(y369-n43)

S. 2132

105-200
6/4/98

Hm
7/30/98
# 252
(y97-n2)

105-746
9/29/98
# 291
(y94-n2)

P.L. 105-262
10/17/98

2000

H.R. 2561

106-244
7/20/99

7/22/99
# 334
(y379-n45)

106-371
10/13/99
# 494
(y372-n55)

S. 1122

106-53
5/25/99

Hn
7/28/99
(uc)

106-371
10/14/99
# 326
(y87-n11)

P.L. 106-79
10/25/99

2001

H.R. 4576

106-644
6/1/00

6/7/00
# 241
(y367-n58)

106-754
7/19/00
# 413
(y367-n58)

S. 2593

106-298
5/18/00

Ho
6/13/00
# 127
(y95-n3)

106-754
7/27/00
# 230
(y91-n9)

P.L. 106-259
8/9/00

2002

H.R. 3338

107-298
11/19/01

11/28/01
# 458
(y406-n20)

107-350
12/20/01
# 510
(y408-n6)

Hp
107-109
12/4/01

12/7/01
(vv)

107-350
12/20/01
#380
(y94-n2)

P.L. 107-117
1/10/02

2003

H.R. 5010

107-532
6/25/02

6/27/02
#270
(y413-n18)

107-732
10/10/02
#457
(y409-n14)

107-213
7/18/03

Hq
8/1/02
#204
(y95-n3)

107-732
10/16/02
#239
(y93-n1)

P.L. 107-248
10/23/02

2004

H.R. 2658

108-187
7/2/03

7/8/03
#335
(y399-n19)

108-283
9/24/03
#513
(y407-n15)

S. 1382

108-87
7/9/03

Hr
7/17/03
#290
(y95-n0)

108-283
9/25/03
#364
(y95-n0)

P.L. 108-87
9/30/03

2005

H.R. 4613

108-553
6/18/04

6/22/04
#284
(y403-n17)

108-622
7/22/04
#418
(y410-n12)

S. 2559

108-284
6/22/04

Hs
6/24/04
#149
(y98-n0)

108-622
7/22/04
#163
(y96-n0)

P.L. 108-287
8/5/04

2006

H.R. 2863

109-119
6/10/05

6/20/05
#287
(y398-n19)

109-359
12/19/05
#669
(y308-n106)

109-141
9/29/05

10/7/05
#254
(y97-n0)

109-359
12/21/05
#366
(y93-n0)

P.L. 109-148
12/30/05

2007

H.R. 5631

109-504
6/16/06

6/20/06
#305
(y407-n19)

109-676
9/26/06
#486
(y394-n22)

109-292
7/25/06

9/7/06
#239
(y98-n0)

109-676
9/29/06
#261
(y100-n0)

P.L. 109-289
9/29/06

2008

H.R. 3222

110-279
7/30/07

8/5/07
#846
(y395-n13)

110-434 11/8/07
#1064
(y400-n15)

110-155
9/14/07

10/3/07
(vv)

110-434
11/8/07
(vv)

P.L. 110-116
11/13/07

2009

H.R. 2638

110-181
6/8/07

6/15/07
#491
(y268-n150)

(No Conf. Reptt)
9/24/08
#632
(y370-n58)

No Report

7/26/07
#282
(y89-n4)

(No Conf. Reptt)
9/27/08
#208
(y78-n12)

P.L. 110-329
9/30/08

2010

H.R. 3326

111-230
7/24/09

7/30/09
#675
(y400-n30)

(No Conf. Reptu)
12/16/09
#985
(y395-n34)

111-74
9/10/09

10/6/09
#315
(y93-n7)

(No Conf. Reptu)
12/19/09
#384
(y88-n10)

P.L. 111-118
12/19/09

2011

H.R. 1473v

4/14/11
#268
(y260-n167)

No conference
submitted for printing in Congressional Record

4/14/11
#61
(y81-n19)

No conference
submitted for printing in Congressional Record

P.L. 112-10
4/15/11

2012

H.R. 2055w

112-94
5/31/11

6/14/11
#418
(y411-n5)

112-331x
12/15/11
#941
(y296-n121)

112-29
6/30/11

7/20/11
#115
(y97-n2)

112-331x
12/15/11
#235
(y67-n32)

P.L. 112-74
12/23/11

2013

H.R. 5856

112-493
5/25/12

7/19/12
#498
(y326-n90)

 

112-196y
8/2/12

 

 

 

 

H.R. 933z

3/6/13aa

3/6/13
#62
(y267-n151)

(No Conf.
Rept)bb
3/21/13
#89
(y318-n109)

3/11/13aa

 

(No Conf. Rept)cc
3/20/13
#44
(y73-n26)

P.L. 113-6
3/26/13

2014

H.R. 2397dd

113-113
6/17/13

6/24/13
#414
(y315-n109)

 

S. 1429dd

113-85
8/1/13

 

 

 

 

H.R. 3547ee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P.L. 113-76
1/17/14

2015

H.R. 870ff

113-473gg
6/13/14

6/20/14
#338
(y340-n73)

 

113-211hh
7/17/14

 

 

2015

H.R. 83ii

Rules Committee Print
113-59
12/9/14

9/15/14jj
vv

(Resolving differences)
12/11/14kk
#563
(y219-n206)

explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record
12/11/14

Rules Committee Print
113-59
12/9/14

9/18/14ll
uc

(Resolving differences)
12/13/14mm
#354
(y56-n40)

explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record
12/11/14

P.L. 113-235
12/16/14

2016

H.R. 2685nn

114-139
6/5/15

6/11/15
#358
(y278-n149)

 

S. 1558 nn

114-63
6/11/15

 

 

 

2016

H.R. 2029oo

114-92
4/30/15

4/30/15
#193
(y255-n163)
(Resolving differences)
12/17/15pp
#703
(y318-109)
(Resolving differences)
12/18/15qq
#705
(y316-n113)

114-57
5/21/15

11/10/15
#302
(y93-n0)
(Resolving differences)
12/18/15rr
#339
(y65-n33)

P.L. 114-113
12/18/15

2017

H.R. 5293ss

114-577
5/19/16

6/16/16
#332
(y282-n138)

No conference
submitted for printing in Congressional Record

S. 3000

114-263
5/26/16

 

No conference
submitted for printing in Congressional Record

2017

H.R. 2028ss

114-91
4/24/15

5/1/15
#215
(y240-n177)
(Resolving differences)
12/8/16tt
#620
(y326-n96)

No conference
submitted for printing in Congressional Record

114-54
5/21/15

5/12/16
#71
(y90-n8)
(Resolving differences)
12/9/16uu
#161
(y63-n36)

No conference
submitted for printing in Congressional Record

P.L. 114-254
12/10/16

2017

H.R. 244ss

 

2/13/17
#86
(y409-n1)
(Resolving differences)
5/3/17
#249
(y309-n118)

 

3/21/17
(uc)
(Resolving differences)
5/4/17
#121
(y79-n18)

 

P.L. 115-31
5/5/17

2018

H.R. 601vv

 

1/24/17
vv
(Resolving differences)
9/8/17
#480
(y316-n90)

No conference
submitted for printing in Congressional Record

 

8/1/17
vv
(Resolving differences)
9/7/17
#192
(y80-n17)

No conference
submitted for printing in Congressional Record

P.L. 115-56
9/8/17

2018

H.J.Res 123ww

 

12/7/17
#670
(y235-n193)

No conference
submitted for printing in Congressional Record

 

12/7/17
#311
(y81-n14)

No conference
submitted for printing in Congressional Record

P.L. 115-90
12/8/17

2018

H.R. 1370xx

 

5/23/17
vv
(Resolving differences)
12/21/17
#708
(y231-n188)

No conference
submitted for printing in Congressional Record

 

11/6/17
uc
(Resolving differences)
12/21/17
#325
(y66-n32)

No conference
submitted for printing in Congressional Record

P.L. 115-96
12/22/17

2018

H.R. 195 yy

 

5/17/17
vv
(Resolving differences)
1/18/18
#33
(y230-n197)
(Resolving differences)
#44
(y266-n150)

No conference
submitted for printing in Congressional Record

 

12/21/17
uc
(Resolving differences)
1/22/18
#17
(y81-n18)

No conference
submitted for printing in Congressional Record

P.L. 115-120
1/22/18

2018

H.R. 1892 vv

115-119
5/15/17

5/18/17

#266
(y411-n1)
(Resolving differences)
2/6/18
#60
(y245-n182)
(Resolving differences)
2/9/18
#69
(y240-n186)

No conference
submitted for printing in Congressional Record

 

11/28/17
uc
(Resolving differences)
2/9/18
#31
(y71-n28)

No conference
submitted for printing in Congressional Record

P.L. 115-123
2/9/18

2018

H.R. 1301 zz

 

3/3/17
#136
(y371-48)
(Resolving differences)
2/9/18
(On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection)

No conference
submitted for printing in Congressional Record

 

2/9/18
(uc)

No conference
submitted for printing in Congressional Record

P.L. 115-124
2/9/18

2018

H.R. 1625 aaa

 

3/22/18
#127
(y256-n167)

aaa

 

3/23/18
#63
(y65-n32)

aaa

P.L. 115-141
3/23/18

2019

H.R. 6157

115-769
6/20/18

6/28/18
#313
(y359-n49)

115-952
9/26/18
#405
(y361-n61)

S. 3159bbb

115-290
6/28/18

8/23/18bbb
#193
(y85-n7)

115-952
9/18/18
#212
(y93-n7)

P.L. 115-245
9/28/18

2020

H.R. 2968

116-84
5/23/2019ccc

––

––

S. 2474

116-103
9/12/2019ccc

––

––

––

2020

H.R. 1158ccc

116-89
5/30/2019

6/10/2019
vv
(Resolving differences)
12/17/2019
#690
(y280-n138)

No conference submitted for printing

––

––

9/24/2019
(uc)
(Resolving differences)
12/19/2018
#428
(y81-n11)

No Conference submitted for printing

P.L. 116-93
12/20/2019

Abbreviations and Symbols:
H indicates that the Senate passed a bill with a House resolution number
S indicates that the House passed a bill with a Senate resolution number
(—) dashes indicate no original Senate bill; House bill number used
vv = voice vote, uc = unanimous consent vote, dv = a division vote

Notes:

a. Vote on second conference report. First conference report (91-1759) passed by the House 328-30 but tabled in the Senate.

b. House agreed to Tunney amendment banning any funding for activities in Angola, thus clearing this bill to be sent to the President.

c. A continuing resolution, which was passed instead of the normal DOD appropriations bill.

d. Senate incorporated text of S. 2039 into H.R. 4185, then passed it.

e. Both House and Senate bills were incorporated into this continuing resolution, which was passed instead of the normal DOD appropriations bill.

f. H.J. Res. 738 became P.L. 99-500 on October 18, 1986, and was subsequently updated as P.L. 99-591 on 10/30/1986.

g. Senate passed S. 3189 on October 15, 1990, then vitiated this action on October 16, 1990, and passed H.R. 5803 in lieu.

h. Senate passed S. 1087, amended by recorded vote # 397 on September 5, 1995, then passed H.R. 2126 in lieu on September 8, 1995, by voice vote.

i. The President allowed H.R. 2126 to become law without his signature.

j. Senate substituted the text of S. 1894, then passed H.R. 3610.

k. Senate passed S. 1005, amended by vote # 176 on July 15, 1997, then inserted text of S. 1005 into H.R. 2266, and passed it in lieu on July 29, 1997, by voice vote.

l. President Clinton used his line item veto power to veto several items in this law.

m. Senate passed H.R. 4103 in lieu of S. 2132.

n. On July 28, 1999, the Senate vitiated previous passage of its own defense appropriations bill (S. 1122, June 8, 1999, vote # 158, 93-4), and passed H.R. 2561 after striking all but the enacting clause and inserting the text of S. 1122.

o. On June 18, 2000, the Senate struck all but the enacting clause of H.R. 4576 and substituted the language of S. 2593, and on June 13, 2000 the Senate passed H.R. 4576 amended.

p. Reported out with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.

q. On July 18, 2002, the Committee on Appropriations reported an amendment in the nature of a substitute with written Report 107-213, which was passed as amended by unanimous consent on August 1, 2002, then substituted for the text of H.R. 5010 which was then passed on August 1, 2002, by a vote of y95-n3 (#204).

r. Senate passed H.R. 2658 as amended.

s. Senate struck all but the enacting clause and substituted the text of S. 2559, then passed H.R. 4613.

t. In lieu of a conference report, the House took up the Senate-passed version of the bill on September 24, 2008, and agreed to the bill with amendment by a vote of 320-58 with 1 present. The Senate took up the House amended version of the bill and agreed to it on September 27, 2008, by a vote of 78-12, clearing the measure for the President.

u. In lieu of a conference report on the FY2010 defense appropriations bill, House and Senate negotiators agreed on an amendment to the Senate-passed version of H.R. 3326 that would appropriate $497.7 billion for the DOD base budget and $128.2 billion for war costs. The House passed that compromise version of the bill December 16, 2009 (395-34); the Senate passed it December 19, 2009 (88-10).

v. Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, appropriates funds for FY2011 to the Department of Defense (DOD) and appropriates amounts for continuing operations, projects, or activities which were conducted in FY2010 and for which appropriations, funds or other authority were made available in: (1) the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; (2) the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; (3) the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010; (4) the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; (5) the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010; (6) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010; and (7) that part of chapter 1 of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 that addresses guaranteed loans in the rural housing insurance fund.

w. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012. The measure was the vehicle for making appropriations for most federal government operations for the remainder of FY2012.

x. The Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2055 is H.Rept. 112-331, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012. See Division A-Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012.

y. On August 2, 2012, the Committee on Appropriations reported by Senator Inouye with an amendment in the nature of substitute with written report S. Rept. 112-196. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 484.

z. Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013. Division C-Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013. An Act making consolidated appropriations and further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.

aa. A House explanatory statement was printed in the March 6, 2013, Congressional Record, beginning on page H1029. A Senate explanatory statement was printed in the March 11, 2013, Congressional Record, beginning on page S1287.

bb. On March 21, 2013, the House agreed to the Senate amendments. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 318-109 (Roll no. 89).

cc. On March 20, 2013, the Senate passed H.R. 933 with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 73-26. Record vote number: 44.

dd. For further action, see H.R. 3547, which became P.L. 113-76 on January 17, 2014.

ee. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014. Division C-Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014.

ff. For further action, see H.R. 83, which became P.L. 113-235 on December 16, 2014.

gg. The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H.Rept. 113-473.

hh. Committee on Appropriations. Reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute with written report no. 113-211.

ii. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2015. Division C-Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015. The agreement on the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 incorporates some of the provisions of both the House-passes and the Senate-reported versions of the bill. Rules Committee Print 113-59, and the explanatory statement printed in the December 11, 2014, Congressional Record provide additional details related to the bill as agreed to by the House 12/11/2014.

jj. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7462)

kk. Resolving differences—House actions: On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate Amendment Agreed by the yeas and nays: 219 – 206 (Roll no. 563). (Text as House agreed to Senate amendment with and amendment: CR H9076-9273.)

ll. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by unanimous consent.

mm. Resolving differences—Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 83 by yea-nay vote. 56-40. Record vote no: 354. (consideration: CR S6813-6814)

nn. For further action, see H.R. 2029 which became P.L. 114-113 on December 18, 2015.

oo. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. Division C- Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016.

pp. Resolving differences—House actions: On motion to concur in the Senate amendment with an amendment specified in Section 3(b) of H.Res. 566.

qq. Resolving differences—House actions: On motion to concur in the Senate amendment with an amendment specified in Section 3(a) of H.Res. 566.

rr. Resolving differences—Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2029.

ss. On December 10, 2016, the initial FY2017 continuing resolution (H.R. 5325/P.L. 114-223) was succeeded by a second continuing resolution (H.R. 2028/P.L. 114-254). This second CR provided funding through April 28, 2017. On May 3, 2017, a third version of the FY2017 defense appropriations billed passed the House as Division C of H.R. 244, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017. H.R. 244 became P.L. 115-31 on May 5, 2017. For more information see CRS Report R44454, Defense: FY2017 Budget Request, Authorization, and Appropriations, by Pat Towell and Lynn M. Williams.

tt. Resolving differences-House actions: On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 326-96 (Roll no. 620)

uu. Resolving differences-Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2028 by Yea-Nay Vote 63-36. Record Vote Number: 161.

vv. Per CRS In Focus IF10734, FY2018 Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution, by Lynn M. Williams [archived], "Division D of H.R. 601was extended through March 23, 2018 by four measures: Division A of H.J.Res. 123 (P.L. 115-90); Division A of H.R. 1370 (P.L. 115-96); Division B of H.R. 195 (P.L. 115-120); and Division B of H.R. 1892 (P.L. 115-123). Division C of H.R. 1892 also increased the discretionary spending limits set by the Budget Control Act (BCA/P.L. 112-25) for FY2018 and FY2019."

ww. Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division A – "The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (division D of Public Law 115–56) is amended by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting ''December 22, 2017.'' Continuing appropriations through 12/22/2017.

xx. Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Division A – "Section 1001 The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (division D of Public Law 115–56) is further amended— (1) by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting ''January 19, 2018. '' The measure provides further continuing appropriations through January 19, 2018.

yy. Division B – Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018. "Section. 2001. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (division D of Public Law 115–56) is amended— (1) by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting ''February 8, 2018.'' The measure provides continuing appropriations through February 8, 2018.

zz. "This Act may be cited as the ''Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act, 2018''. "Section 102. For the purposes of division D of Public Law 115– 56, the time covered by such division shall be considered to include the period which began on or about February 9, 2018, during which there occurred a lapse in appropriations."

aaa. Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018. Division C – Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018. "The explanatory statement regarding to this Act, printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on or about March 22, 2018, and submitted by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with respect to the allocations of funds and implementation of divisions A through L of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of committee of conference." "For the Dept. of Defense Appropriations, 2018, unless otherwise noted, the language set forth in House Report 115-219 warrants full compliance and carries the same weight as language included in this joint explanatory statement unless specifically addressed to the contrary in the bill or this joint explanatory statement."

bbb. Senate passed H.R. 6157 in lieu of S.3159.

ccc. H.R. 1158 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020. Division A-Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020. "The explanatory statement regarding this Act, H.R. 1158, printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on or about December 17, 2019, and submitted by the Chairwoman of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions A through D of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference." "Unless otherwise noted, references to the House and Senate reports are to House Report 116-84 and Senate Report 116-103, respectively. The language contained in the House and Senate reports warrant full compliance and carry the same weight as language included in this explanatory statement unless specifically addressed to the contrary in the bill or this explanatory statement."

Appendix. Defense Spending

Table A-1. National Defense Authorization Act.
Discretionary Authorizations Within the Jurisdiction of the Armed Services Committee

(amounts in millions of dollars)

Fiscal Year

Budget Request

 

 

House Passed

 

 

Senate Passed

 

 

Conference/
Enacted

 

Related CRS Reports

 

Base Budget

OCO Budget

House
Bill

Base Budget

OCO Budget

Senate
Bill

Base Budget

OCO Budget

Final Bill
(P.L.)

Base Budget

OCO Budget

 

FY2010

$550,199a

$130,000a

H.R. 2647

$550,547b

$130,000b

S. 1390

$550,564c

$129,260c

H.R. 2647 (P.L. 111-84)

$550,199a

$129,994a

CRS Report R40567

FY2011

566,587d

159,336d

H.R. 5136

566,585e

159,335e

S. 3454f

568,038g

157,648h

H.R. 6523
(P.L. 111-383)i

565,892d

158,750d

CRS Report R41254

FY2012

571,118j

117,843j

H.R. 1540

571,117

118,940

S. 1253

565,228k

117,306k

H.R. 1540
(P.L. 112-81)

546,910j

115,480j

CRS Report R41861

FY2013

543,121

88,482

H.R. 4310

546,757l

88,482l

S. 3254

543,187

88,182

H.R. 4310
(P.L. 112-239)

544,866m

88,479m

CRS Report R42607

FY2014

544,430

80,722

H.R. 1960

544,428n

85,766n

S. 1197o

544,411p

80,704p

H.R. 3304
(P.L. 113-66)q

544,424

80,720

CRS Report R43323

FY2015

513,417r

63,733r

H.R. 4435

513,414

79,445

S. 2410s

513,669

 t

H.R. 3979
(P.L. 113-291)s

513,415r

63,732u

CRS Report 43788

FY2016

514,970v

89,240v

H.R. 1735

514,962

89,239

[Senate amendment to] H.R. 1735

515,223w

88,900x

H.R. 1735 [Vetoed]y

 

 

CRS Report R44019

FY2016

553,260z

50,950z

 

 

S. 1356
(P.L. 114-92)aa

540,416z

58,798

 

FY2017

543,404

64,573

H.R. 4909

655,934

68,999

S. 1790

543,113bb

58,891bb

S. 2943
(P.L. 114-328)

543,401

67,766

CRS Report R44454

FY2018

599,962

65,757

H.R. 2810

613,773cc

74,560cc

S. 1519

631,905dd

60,218dd

H.R. 2810
(P.L. 115-91)

626,351

65,748

CRS Report R45013

FY2019

639,105ee

69,000ee

H.R. 5515

639,104ff

69,000ff

S. 2987

639,384gg

68,485gg

H.R. 5515
(P.L. 115-232)

639,102ee

68,998ee

CRS In Focus IF10942

FY2020

567,809hh

173,825hh

H.R. 2500

655,934hh

69,000hh

S. 1790

665,729ii

75,904ii

S. 1790
(116-92)

658,434jj

71,500jj

CRS Report R46144

Notes: Totals may not reconcile due to rounding.

a. H.Rept. 111-288, Conf. Rept., pp. 669-674.

b. H.Rept. 111-166, p. 14.

c. S.Rept. 111-35, p. 11.

d. HASC Comm. Print no.5, Legislative Text and Joint Exp. Statement to H.R. 6523, p. 394.

e. H.Rept. 111-491, p. 9.

f. FY2011 S. 3454 was reported out of committee but not brought to the Senate floor. Negotiated agreement brought to the House floor in the form of H.R. 6523.

g. S.Rept. 111-201, pp. 8-9 [$725,682,023-$157,647,535=$568,034,488].

h. S.Rept. 111-201, pp. 8-9.

i. FY2011 S. 3454 was reported out of committee but not brought to the Senate floor. Negotiated agreement brought to the House floor in the form of H.R. 6523.

j. H.Rept. 112-329, Conf. Rept., p. 579.

k. S.Rept. 112-26 to S. 1253, p. 8.

l. H.Rept. 112-479, p. 20.

m. H.Rept. 112-705, Conf. Rept., p. 687.

n. H.Rept. 113-102, p. 367.

o. FY2014 S. 1197 was brought to the Senate floor but work was never completed. Negotiated agreement brought to the House floor in the form of H.R. 3304.

p. S.Rept. 113-44, p. 274.

q. FY2014 S. 1197 was brought to the Senate floor but work was never completed. Negotiated agreement brought to the House floor in the form of H.R. 3304.

r. Comm. Print no. 4, Legislative Text and Joint Exp. Statement to H.R. 3979, p. 994.

s. FY2015 S. 2410 was reported out of committee but was not brought to the floor. Negotiated agreement was brought to the House floor in the form of H.R. 3979. OCO was authorized in S. 2410 but no amount specified.

t. Not specified.

u. FY2015 S. 2410 was reported out of committee but was not brought to the floor. Negotiated agreement was brought to the House floor in the form of H.R. 3979. OCO was authorized in S. 2410 but no amount specified. Dollar amount taken from Comm. Print no.4, Legislative Text and Joint Exp. Statement to H.R. 3979, p.994.

v. H.Rept. 114-270. Conf. Rpt. to H.R. 1735, p. 892.

w. S.Rept. 114-49, to accompany to S. 1376, p. 341.

x. S.Rept. 114-49, to accompany to S. 1376, p. 341.

y. H.R. 1735 was vetoed on 10/12/15.

z. Comm. Print no. 2, Legislative Text and Joint Exp. Statement to S. 1356, p. 887.

aa. FY2016 P.L. 114-92 reflects agreement following enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, which raised the discretionary spending limits established by the Budget Control Act of 2011.

bb. S.Rept. 114-255, p. 421.

cc. H.Rept. 115-200 (pt.1), p. 353.

dd. S.Rept. 114-404, p. 374.

ee. H.Rept. 115-874, Conf. Rept. to H.R. 5515, p. 1143.

ff. H.Rept. 115-676, p. 320.

gg. S.Rept. 115-262, pp. 429-430.

hh. FY2020 base budget request was $567,809 (in millions of dollars) and the FY2020 OCO budget request (including emergency funding) was $173,825 (millions of dollars). See the figures on p.404 on S. Rept. 116-48. Why these figures are different in the conference report are explained in the CRS Report R46144, FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act: P.L. 116-92 (H.R. 2500, S. 1790), by Pat Towell.

ii. S.Rept. 116-48, p. 406.

jj. H. Rept. 116-333, Conf. Rept. To S. 1790, p.1545.

Table A-2. DOD Appropriations Amounts

(amounts in millions of dollars)

Fiscal Year

Budget Request

 

House Passed

 

 

Senate Passed

 

 

Conference/
Enacted

 

Related CRS Reports

 

Base Budget

OCO Budget

House Bill

Base Budget

OCO Budget

Senate Bill

Base Budget

OCO Budget

Final Bill
(
P.L.)

Base Budget

OCO Budget

 

FY2010

$501,091a

$128,595a

H.R. 3326

$497,591a

$128,247a

H.R. 3326

$497,594a

$128,221a

H.R. 3326
(P.L. 111-118)

$497,670a

$128,249a

CRS Report R40567

FY2011b

520,290

157,935

b

513,271

157,682

S. 3800

512,191

157,681

H.R. 1473
(P.L. 112-10)

502,385

157,680

CRS Report R41254

FY2012

531,902c

117,726d

H.R 2219

519,775e

118,567f

H.R. 2219

502,775g

117,466h

H.R. 2055
(P.L. 112-74)

507,896i

114,966j

CRS Report R41861

FY2013k

513,015l

88,211

H.R. 5658

511,676

88,209

H.R. 5856

503,618

93,026

H.R. 933
(P.L. 113-6)

510,132m

86,955

CRS Report R42607

FY2014

510,150n

79,279o

H.R. 2397

505,738p

85,605q

S. 1429

509,840r

77,623.1s

H.R. 3547
(P.L. 113-76)

480,067t

85,027u

CRS Report R43323

FY2015

485,254v

63,517v

H.R. 4870

484,456w

79,445w

H.R. 4870

483,117x

59,655y

H.R. 83
(P.L. 113-235)

483,706z

63,935aa

CRS Report R43788

FY2016

520,770aa

50,950aa

H.R. 2685

484,077bb

88,421bb

S. 1558

482,973cc

86,868cc

H.R. 2029
(P.L. 114-113)

507,978dd

58,638dd

CRS Report R44019

FY2017

511,233ee

58,626ee

H.R. 5293

510,646ff

58,626ff

S. 3000

509,466gg

58,635gg

H.R. 244
(P.L. 115-31)

509,631hh

61,822hh

CRS Report R44454

FY2018ii

558,214

65,119

H.R. 1625
(P.L. 115-141)

582,275

65,166

CRS In Focus IF10868

FY2019

600,331jj

68,079jj

H.R. 6157

599,441jj

68,079jj

––

600,066jj

67,914jj

H.R. 6157
(P.L. 115-245)

599,406jj

67,914jj

CRS Report R45689

FY2020

526,637kk

163,980kk

H.R. 2968

614,737kk

68,079kk

S. 2474

616,881

70,665

H.R. 1158
(P.L. 116-93)

617,091ll

70,665ll

CRS In Focus IF11340

Notes:

a. Congressional Record, December 16, 2009, p. H15369.

b. FY2011data taken from CRS Report R41254, Defense: FY2011 Authorization and Appropriations, Table 13. On July 27, 2010, the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee approved for consideration by the full Appropriations Committee. FY2011 DOD Appropriations Bill (unnumbered.) The subcommittee did not make public the text of the bill.

c. H.Rept. 112-331, Conf. Rept. to H.R. 2055, p. 796. [$649,628,238-$117,725,751].

d. H.Rept. 112-331, Conf. Rept. to H.R. 2055, p. 796.

e. H.Rept. 112-110 to accompany H.R. 2219, p. 3 [$638,341,936-$118,567,277].

f. H.Rept. 112-110 to accompany H.R. 2219, p. 3.

g. S.Rept. 112-77 to accompany to H.R. 2219, p. 6 [$620,240,531-$115,466,000].

h. S.Rept. 112-77 to accompany to H.R. 2219, p. 6.

i. H.Rept. 112-331, Conf. Rept. to H.R. 2055, p. 796 [$622,862,127-$114,962,635].

j. H.Rept. 112-331, Conf. Rept. to H.R. 2055, p. 796.

k. The data for FY2013 is taken from CRS Report R42607, Defense: FY2013 Authorization and Appropriations, p. 37, Table 14.

l. H.Rept. 112-493, p. 342.

m. Congressional Record, March 11, 2013, p. S1546, summary tables.

n. Congressional Record, January 15, 2014, Book II, p. H832 [$589,378,388-$79,278,902].

o. Congressional Record, January 15, 2014, Book II, p. H832.

p. H.Rept. 113-113, to accompany H.R. 2397, p. 2 [$591,342,799-$85,604,949].

q. H.Rept. 113-113, to accompany H.R. 2397, p. 2.

r. S.Rept. 113-85 to accompany S. 1429, p.6 [$587,462,934-$77,623,143].

s. S.Rept. 113-85 to accompany S. 1429, p.6.

t. Congressional Record, January 15, 2014, Book II, p. H832 [$565,093,629-$85,026.942].

u. Congressional Record, January 15, 2014, Book II, p. H832.

v. Congressional Record, December 11, 2014, Book II, p. H9647.

w. H.Rept. 113-473 to accompany H.R. 4870, p. 2.

x. S.Rept. 113-211 to accompany H.R. 4870, p. 319.

y. S.Rept. 113-211 to accompany H.R. 4870, p. 319.

z. Congressional Record, December 11, 2014, Book II, p. H9647.

aa. Congressional Record, December 17, 2015, Book II, p. H10055.

bb. H.Rept. 114-139, accompany to H.R. 2685, p. 2.

cc. S.Rept. 114-63, accompany to S. 1558, p. 6.

dd. Congressional Record, December. 17, 2015, Book II, p. H10055.

ee. Congressional Record, May 3, 2017, p. H3702.

ff. H.Rept. 114-577 to H.R. 5293, p. 2

gg. S.Rept. 114-263, to accompany S. 3000, p. 6.

hh. Congressional Record, May 3, 2017, p. H3702.

ii. FY2018 data taken from U.S. House of Representative, Committee on Rules, 115th Congress, H.R. 1625, TARGET Act [Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018]. Division C, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018, p. 391. Data also available in Congressional Record, House section, March 22, 2018, Book II, p. H2434.

jj. Conf. Rept. 115-952, p. 515 [$668,409,933-$68,078,580] [$667,520,410-$68,079,000] [$667,980,036-$67,913,976] [$667,319,910-$67,914,000].

kk. H. Rept. 116-84 [to accompany H.R. 2968] p. pdf/12.

ll. House Committee on Appropriations, Defense Subcommittee Legislative Activities Fiscal Year 2020, FY2020 Joint Explanatory Statement, p.414.

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Footnotes

1.

"Extra Funds Approved For Planes, Missiles, and Ships," CQ Almanac 1961, 17th ed., pp. 414-415. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1961. http://library.cqpress.com/cqalmanac/cqal61-1373672.

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Appropriations for military construction are authorized in the defense authorization act but are enacted through a separate Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Other defense-related activities are funded through other appropriations bills.

3.

Article I, Section 7, of the Constitution requires that "all Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives, but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills."