H.R. 601 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017

H.R. 601 — 115^th Congress (2017–2018)

Summary

To enhance the transparency and accelerate the impact of assistance provided under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to promote quality basic education in developing countries, to better enable such countries to achieve universal access to quality basic education and improved learning outcomes, to eliminate duplication and waste, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• READ Act
• Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act
• READ Act
• Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act
• Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017
• Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017
• Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018
• READ Act
• Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act
• Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017
• READ Act
• READ Act
• Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act
• Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act
• READ Act
• READ Act
• Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act
• Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act
• Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017
• To enhance the transparency and accelerate the impact of assistance provided under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to promote quality basic education in developing countries, to better enable such countries to achieve universal access to quality basic education and improved learning outcomes, to eliminate duplication and waste, and for other purposes.

Sponsor

Nita M. Lowey

Co-Sponsors

• Charles W. Dent
• Daniel M. Donovan, Jr.
• Eliot L. Engel
• Kay Granger
• Michael T. McCaul
• David G. Reichert
• Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
• Edward R. Royce
• Adam Smith

Subjects

• Economics and public finance
• Academic performance and assessments
• Adult education and literacy
• Afghanistan
• Aging
• Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
• Appropriations
• Asia
• Border security and unlawful immigration
• Budget deficits and national debt
• Census and government statistics
• Child health
• Coast guard
• Computer security and identity theft
• Conflicts and wars
• Congressional officers and employees
• Congressional oversight
• Customs enforcement
• Defense spending
• Department of Agriculture
• Department of Commerce
• Department of Defense
• Department of Education
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Department of Homeland Security
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Department of the Interior
• Department of Veterans Affairs
• Disaster relief and insurance
• District of Columbia
• Education programs funding
• Electric power generation and transmission
• Elementary and secondary education
• Emergency planning and evacuation
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Executive agency funding and structure
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• Federal officials
• Fires
• Floods and storm protection
• Food assistance and relief
• Foreign aid and international relief
• Forests, forestry, trees
• General Services Administration
• Government lending and loan guarantees
• Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
• Health care costs and insurance
• Health care coverage and access
• Health facilities and institutions
• Health programs administration and funding
• Higher education
• Housing and community development funding
• Iraq
• Kentucky
• Licensing and registrations
• Low- and moderate-income housing
• Medical research
• Middle East
• Military operations and strategy
• Multilateral development programs
• National Archives and Records Administration
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Natural disasters
• Nuclear power
• Nutrition and diet
• Ohio
• Outdoor recreation
• Parks, recreation areas, trails
• Pest management
• Political movements and philosophies
• Poverty and welfare assistance
• Preschool education
• Public contracts and procurement
• Radioactive wastes and releases
• Research administration and funding
• School administration
• Senate
• Small business
• Small Business Administration
• State and local finance
• State and local taxation
• Student aid and college costs
• Teaching, teachers, curricula
• Tennessee
• Terrorism
• Transportation safety and security
• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
• Unemployment
• User charges and fees
• Veterans' medical care
• Water quality
• Water use and supply
• Women's education

Related Bills

• S.Con.Res. 24 (115^th) : Providing for a Correction in the Enrollment of H.R. 601.
• S. 623 (115^th) : READ Act
• H.R. 3672 (115^th) : Making Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2017.
• H.J.Res. 108 (115^th) : Making Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 During Any Period Between October 1, 2017, and December 14, 2017, for Which Discretionary Appropriations Have Lapsed, and for Other Purposes.
• H.Res. 502 (115^th) : Providing for the Concurrence by the House in the Senate Amendments to H.R. 601, with an Amendment.
• H.Res. 509 (115^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Senate Amendment to the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to the Bill (H.R. 601) to Enhance the Transparency and Accelerate the Impact of Assistance Provided Under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to Promote Quality Basic Education in Developing Countries, to Better Enable Such Countries to Achieve Universal Access to Quality Basic Education and Improved Learning Outcomes, to Eliminate Duplication and Waste, and for Other Purposes.

Major Actions

Introduced	1/23/2017
Referred to Committee
Amendments (6 proposed)
House	1/24/2017
Senate	8/01/2017
Passed Senate	9/07/2017
Signed by President	9/08/2017
Passed House	9/08/2017

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.	1/24/2017	by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 743 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	8/01/2017	by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.	8/01/2017	by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	On the Motion to Table H.R. 601	9/07/2017	This motion PASSED the Senate 87 voted YES 10 voted NO 3 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	On the Motion to Table H.R. 601	9/07/2017	This motion PASSED the Senate 72 voted YES 25 voted NO 3 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. with an Amdt. No. 808 to H.R. 601	9/07/2017	This motion PASSED the Senate 79 voted YES 18 voted NO 3 voted present/not voting
currently selected	Senate	On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. with an Amdt. No. 808 to H.R. 601)	9/07/2017	This bill PASSED the Senate 80 voted YES 17 voted NO 3 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Adt to the House Adt to the Senate Adt: H R 601 Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act	9/08/2017	This bill PASSED the House 316 voted YES 90 voted NO 28 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	1/23/2017
		1/23/2017	Introduced in House
		1/23/2017	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
		1/24/2017	Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
		1/24/2017	Considered under suspension of the rules.
		1/24/2017	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 601.
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	1/24/2017	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
		1/24/2017	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
		1/30/2017	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
	Put on a legislative calendar	5/25/2017	Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
		6/05/2017	Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with amendments. Without written report.
	Put on a legislative calendar	6/05/2017	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 116.
select this vote	Vote	8/01/2017	Amendment SA 743 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		8/01/2017
		8/01/2017	Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 743 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		8/01/2017	Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 743 proposed by Senator Portman for Senator Rubio.
		8/01/2017	Senate amendment submitted
		8/01/2017	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
		8/01/2017	The committee amendments agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
select this vote	Senate Vote on Passage	8/01/2017	Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
		8/01/2017	Amendment SA 743 proposed by Senator Portman for Senator Rubio. (consideration: CR S4686; text: CR S4686) To add provisions regarding the promotion of United States values and the reduction of childhood exposure to extremist ideologies.
		8/02/2017	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		9/06/2017
		9/06/2017	Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 808 proposed by Senator McConnell.
		9/06/2017	Senate amendment submitted
		9/06/2017
		9/06/2017	Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 809 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 808.
		9/06/2017	Senate amendment submitted
		9/06/2017	House agreed to Senate amendments with amendment pursuant to H. Res. 502.
		9/06/2017	Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment numbered 6.
		9/06/2017	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
		9/06/2017	Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment numbered 6 to H.R. 601 with an amendment (SA 808) made in Senate.
		9/06/2017	Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 601 with an amendment (SA 808) presented in Senate.
		9/06/2017	Amendment SA 808 proposed by Senator McConnell. (consideration: CR S5020) In the nature of a substitute.
		9/06/2017	Amendment SA 809 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 808. (consideration: CR S5021; text: CR S5021) To change the enactment date.
		9/07/2017	Considered by Senate.
		9/07/2017	Proposed amendment SA 809 withdrawn in Senate.
		9/07/2017	Considered by Senate.
		9/07/2017	SA 816 fell when motion to refer was tabled.
		9/07/2017
		9/07/2017	Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 816 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Paul.
		9/07/2017	Senate amendment submitted
		9/07/2017	SA 817 fell when SA 816 fell.
		9/07/2017
		9/07/2017	Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 817 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 816 (the instructions of the motion to refer).
		9/07/2017	Senate amendment submitted
		9/07/2017	SA 818 fell when SA 817 fell.
		9/07/2017
		9/07/2017	Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 818 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 817.
		9/07/2017	Senate amendment submitted
		9/07/2017	Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).
		9/07/2017	Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Appropriations the House message to accompany the bill (H.R. 601) with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 816) made in Senate.
		9/07/2017	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		9/07/2017	Amendment SA 816 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Paul. (consideration: CR S5031; text: CR S5031) Of a perfecting nature.
		9/07/2017	Amendment SA 817 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 816 (the instructions of the motion to refer). (consideration: CR S5031-5032; text: CR S5032) To change the enactment date.
		9/07/2017	Amendment SA 818 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 817. (consideration: CR S5032; text: CR S5032) To change the enactment date.
select this vote	Vote	9/07/2017	On the Motion to Table H.R. 601
select this vote	Vote	9/07/2017	On the Motion to Table H.R. 601
select this vote	Vote	9/07/2017	Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. with an Amdt. No. 808 to H.R. 601
currently selected	Senate Vote on Passage	9/07/2017	On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. with an Amdt. No. 808 to H.R. 601)
		9/08/2017	Pursuant to the provisons of H.Res. 509, Mr. Frelinghuysen moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment.
		9/08/2017	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 509, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 601.
		9/08/2017	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		9/08/2017	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
	Presented to President	9/08/2017	Presented to President.
	Signed	9/08/2017	Signed by President.
	Enacted	9/08/2017	Became Public Law No: 115-56.
		9/08/2017	Pursuant to the provisions of S. Con. Res. 24, enrollment corrections on H.R. 601 have been made.
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	9/08/2017	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Adt to the House Adt to the Senate Adt: H R 601 Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	S. Amdt. 743	Rubio, Marco [R-FL]	August 1, 2017	Passed by voice vote on July 31, 2017.
	To add provisions regarding the promotion of United States values and the reduction of childhood exposure to extremist ideologies. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 808	McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]	September 6, 2017	Passed by voice vote on September 6, 2017.
	In the nature of a substitute. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 809	McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]	September 6, 2017	Withdrawn on September 6, 2017.
	To change the enactment date. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 816	Paul, Rand [R-KY]	September 7, 2017	Offered on September 6, 2017.
	Of a perfecting nature. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 817	McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]	September 7, 2017	Offered on September 6, 2017.
	To change the enactment date. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 818	McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]	September 7, 2017	Offered on September 6, 2017.
	To change the enactment date. Show amendment details