Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019

This bill provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills:

• 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 departments and agencies funded in the bill include

• the Department of Agriculture;
• the Food and Drug Administration;
• the Department of Commerce;
• the Department of Justice;
• science-related agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA);
• the Department of the Treasury,
• the judiciary;
• the Executive Office of the President;
• the District of Columbia;
• the Department of the Interior;
• the Environmental Protection Agency;
• the Forest Service;
• the Department of State;
• the Department of Transportation;
• the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
• several related and independent agencies.

The bill also extends several authorities and programs, including

• the National Flood Insurance Program,
• the authority for the Environmental Protection Agency to collect and spend certain fees related to pesticides,
• the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, and
• several Medicaid provisions.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov