H.R. 4665 - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024

Bill Text

    Text of H.R. 4665 PDF XML

    (as reported)

    H. Rept. 118-146 PDF

    Report from the Committee on Appropriations to accompany H.R. 4665

    Amendment Drafting Template DOC

    (courtesy of the Office of Legislative Counsel)

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 9-2 on Saturday, September 23, 2023.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 732: Agreed to by a record vote of 216-212, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 215-209, on Tuesday, September 26, 2023.

MANAGERS: Roy/McGovern

  1.  Structured rule for H.R. 4365.
  2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
  3. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees.
  4. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
  5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
  6. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, amendments en bloc described in section 3 and pro forma amendments described in section 13. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 13 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
  7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution.
  8. Provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 13 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
  9. Structured rule for H.R. 4367.
  10. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
  11. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees.
  12. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
  13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
  14. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report, amendments en bloc described in section 6 and pro forma amendments described in section 13. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 13 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
  15. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section 6 of the resolution.
  16. Provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 13 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
  17. Structured rule for H.R. 4665.
  18. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
  19. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees.
  20. Provides that the amendment printed in part C of the Rules committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
  21. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
  22. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part D of the Rules Committee report, amendments en bloc described in section 9 and pro forma amendments described in section 13. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 13 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
  23. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part D of the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section 9 of the resolution.
  24. Provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments  printed in part D of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 13 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
  25. Structured rule for H.R. 4368.
  26. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
  27. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees.
  28. Provides that the amendment printed in part E of the Rules committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
  29. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
  30. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part F of the Rules Committee report, amendments en bloc described in section 12 and pro forma amendments described in section 13. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 13 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
  31. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part F of the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section 12 of the resolution.
  32. Provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part F of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 13 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
  33. Provides that, during consideration of each bill -- H.R. 4365, H.R. 4367, H.R. 4665, and H.R. 4368 -- for amendment the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of debate.
  34. Provides that at the conclusion of consideration of each bill -- H.R. 4365, H.R. 4367, H.R. 4665, and H.R. 4368 -- for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report such  bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on such bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.
  35. Provides that the Clerk shall not transmit to the Senate a message that the House has passed H.R. 4367 until notified by the Speaker that H.R. 2, as passed by the House on May 11, 2023, has been enacted into law.

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Tiffany (WI)RepublicanProhibits the expenditure of funds to carry out the provisions of the "Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China" dated January 1, 1979, which made it official U.S. policy to recognize the government of Communist China and cut formal U.S. diplomatic ties with the government of Taiwan.Submitted
2Version 1DesJarlais (TN), Tenney (NY), Pfluger (TX)RepublicanWithdrawn Prohibits funds from being used to further any nuclear agreement with Iran that has not received explicit Congressional approval.Withdrawn
3Version 1DesJarlais (TN)RepublicanWithdrawn Prohibits funds from being used to engage in direct, bilateral cooperation with the Government of the PRC or China-affiliated organizations on biomedical research programs without explicit authorization from the FBI and Congress.Withdrawn
4Version 1Tiffany (WI)RepublicanProhibits the expenditure of funds in contravention of Section 221 of Public Law 103-416, which calls for the President of Taiwan and other high-ranking officials from Taiwan to be admitted to the United States at any time to discuss trade, national security, nuclear proliferation, environmental protection and other bilateral issues.Made in Order
5Version 1Garcia, Robert (CA)DemocratBlocks funding for marijuana testing of federal job applicants in states which have legalized marijuana use.Submitted
6Version 1Tiffany (WI)RepublicanProhibits the use of funds to enforce arbitrary restrictions on executive branch officials regarding travel to Taiwan and normal communication with Taiwanese officials imposed by the State Department through the “Memorandum for All Department and Agency Executive Secretaries” entitled “Revised Guidelines on Interaction with Taiwan” dated June 29, 2021.Made in Order
7Version 2Ogles (TN)RepublicanRevised Reduces the salary of Secretary Antony J. Blinken to $1.Made in Order
8Version 1Crockett (TX)DemocratStriking section 7070(b) which currently prohibits use of funds for diversity, equity, and inclusion education, training, and programs.Submitted
9Version 1Ogles (TN)RepublicanProhibits the use of funds for the Office of Palestinian Affairs.Made in Order
10Version 3Tiffany (WI)RepublicanRevised Prohibits funds from being used to pay any United States contribution to the United Nations or any affiliated agency of the United Nations.Revised
11Version 1Crockett (TX)DemocratWithdrawn Striking section 7070(e) which currently prohibits funds for transgender healthcare.Withdrawn
12Version 1Kamlager-Dove (CA), Houlahan (PA), Meng (NY)DemocratStrikes Sec. 7015 (h)(1)(G), which imposes new notification requirements that would discourage funding for gender priorities Strikes Sec. 7059(f), which prohibits funds for the Gender Equity and Equality Action FundSubmitted
13Version 2Kamlager-Dove (CA), Keating (MA), Espaillat (NY)DemocratRevised Strikes prohibitions on use of funds to address climate change. Strikes Sec. 7042(d), which prohibits funds for Power Africa from being made available for renewable energy programs until funds equal to the previous fiscal year's allocation for renewable energy is allocated to other sources of energy in FY24. Strikes Sec. 7061 (b) and (d), which prohibits funds from being allocated for the Green Technology Fund and prohibits funds made available for other assistance programs from being counted toward climate change targets.Revised
14Version 2Ogles (TN)RepublicanRevised Transfers $14.3 million from the Peace Corps budget to the Spending Reduction Account.Made in Order
15Version 1Garcia, Robert (CA), Jacobs (CA)DemocratStrikes the Special Envy Rider to ensure the continued operation of the U.S. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons.Submitted
16Version 1Molinaro (NY), Hudson (NC), Pfluger (TX)RepublicanIncreases and decreases funding for the Consular and Border Security Programs by $5,000,000 to expedite passport processing, hire additional personnel, and cut down on wait times.Made in Order
17Version 1Molinaro (NY)RepublicanIncreases and decreases funding for food security and agriculture development programs by $9,000,000 to bolster food assistance.Made in Order
18Version 1Williams (GA)DemocratAllows Power Africa more freedom to invest in renewable energy programs.Submitted
19Version 2Kamlager-Dove (CA), Castro (TX), Espaillat (NY)DemocratRevised Transfers $24.5 million from the $1.3 billion in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) allocated for Egypt to the Inter-American Foundation in order to address the root causes of migration and counter malign PRC influence in Latin America and the CaribbeanRevised
20Version 1Greene (GA)RepublicanReduces the salary of Amanda Bennett, Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media, to $1.Made in Order
21Version 1Greene (GA)RepublicanWithdrawn Reduces the salary of Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State, to $1.Withdrawn
22Version 2Greene (GA)RepublicanWithdrawn Prohibits funding for the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.Withdrawn
23Version 1Greene (GA)RepublicanProhibits assistance to Ukraine.Made in Order
24Version 1Greene (GA)RepublicanWithdrawn Prohibits funding for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion of the Department of State.Withdrawn
25Version 1Greene (GA)RepublicanProhibits assistance to MexicoSubmitted
26Version 2Greene (GA)RepublicanRevised Prohibits funding for the United Nations.Revised
27Version 1Greene (GA)RepublicanProhibits funds from being used for border security outside the United States.Submitted
28Version 1Greene (GA)RepublicanProhibits funds from being used to support regime change in any foreign nation.Submitted
29Version 1Steube (FL)RepublicanEnsures none of the funds made available by this Act may be made available for Lebanese Armed Forces.Made in Order
30Version 1Steube (FL)RepublicanEnsures none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to provide assistance to Iraq.Made in Order
31Version 1Greene (GA)RepublicanProhibits funds from being used by the Secretary of State to initiate a drawdown and delivery of defense articles and services from Department of Defense stocks to Ukraine.Made in Order
32Version 1Greene (GA)RepublicanStrikes funding for the National Endowment for DemocracyMade in Order
33Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanWithdrawn Decreases salary of Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry to $1.Withdrawn
34Version 1Gaetz (FL)RepublicanProhibits funds made available by the bill from being used to implement the Paris Agreement.Made in Order
35Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanWithdrawn Decreases salary of Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Brian McKeon to $1.Withdrawn
36Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanDecreases salary of UN Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield to $1.Made in Order
37Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanPage 3 line 5, after the dollar amount decrease by 3 million. Page 178 line 7 – after the dollar amount, increase by 3 million.Submitted
38Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanDecreases salary of the Director of Policy Planning Staff Salman Ahmed to $1.Made in Order
39Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanDecreases Salary of Department’s Acting Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Constance Mayor to $1.Made in Order
40Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanDecreases salary off Palestinian affairs officer George Noll to $1.Made in Order
41Version 1Peters (CA), Vargas (CA), Jacobs (CA), Levin (CA), Crenshaw (TX), Escobar (TX)Bi-PartisanAllows the United States International Boundary and Water Commission to accept funds from Federal and non-Federal entities for study, design, construction, operation, and maintenance.Submitted
42Version 1Peters (CA), Jacobs (CA), Vargas (CA), Levin (CA), Crenshaw (TX), Escobar (TX)Bi-PartisanTransfers $23,470,000 to the IBWC Construction fund.Submitted
43Version 1Jackson Lee (TX)DemocratIncreases by $1,000,000 and decreases by $1,000,000 the Global Health Programs account to highlight and support the fight against the practice of Female Genital Mutilation.Made in Order
44Version 1Jackson Lee (TX)DemocratIncreases and decreases the Global Health Programs fund by $1,000,000 to express the intent to have USAID provide unused vaccines that would otherwise be destroyed to countries in need around the world.Submitted
45Version 1Ogles (TN), Fallon (TX)RepublicanWithdrawn Reduces the salary of Robert Malley to $1.Withdrawn
46Version 2Ogles (TN)RepublicanRevised Prohibits the use of funds to be used to issue a visa to or to admit to the United States the President of the Palestinian Authority.Revised
47Version 4Ogles (TN)RepublicanRevised Increases Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program funding for Taiwan by $10 million.Made in Order
48Version 1Ogles (TN)RepublicanProhibits funds in this Act from being made available to Pakistan.Made in Order
49Version 2Ogles (TN)RepublicanWithdrawn Prohibits the use of funds from being used to carry out the provisions of the US-China Agreement on Cooperation in Science and Technology.Withdrawn
50Version 1Ogles (TN)RepublicanProhibits the use of funds from being used to display maps that inaccurately depict the occupied country of Tibet as part of the People's Republic of China.Made in Order
51Version 2Ogles (TN)RepublicanRevised Prohibits the use of funds from being made available for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility concepts.Revised
52Version 3Ogles (TN)RepublicanRevised Prohibits the use of funds to maintain diplomatic relations with the Republic of Nicaragua.Revised
53Version 1Ogles (TN)RepublicanProhibits the use of funds to be made available for the Peace Corps until the Peace Corps has implemented each open recommendation of the Inspector General relating to the health, safety, and security of Peace Corps volunteers.Submitted
54Version 2Ogles (TN)RepublicanRevised Prohibits the use of funds to issue a visa to or otherwise admit to the United States the General Secretary of the People's Republic of ChinaRevised
55Version 1Ogles (TN)RepublicanProhibits the use of funds to support any domestic or international sanctions efforts against Israel.Submitted
56Version 1Ogles (TN)RepublicanRetrenches the salary or expenses of any official who issues a visa to the head of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.Submitted
57Version 1Sherman (CA)DemocratPrevents funds made available by this act from being used to transfer nuclear equipment or nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia unless Saudi Arabia signs an Additional Protocol with the IAEA.Submitted
58Version 1Ogles (TN)RepublicanProhibits the use of funds to be made available to provide a greater number of A-1, A-2, or A-3 visas to nationals of the People's Republic of China than to Taiwanese nationals.Submitted
59Version 1Ogles (TN)RepublicanProhibits the use of funds to limit the full participation of the President of the Republic of China in the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting, to be held in San Francisco, California, from November 15 to 17, 2023.Submitted
60Version 1Sherman (CA), Pallone (NJ), Titus (NV), Moulton (MA)DemocratProvides $1,000,000 for humanitarian assistance to respond to the crisis in Nagorno Karabakh, also known as Artsakh.Submitted
61Version 2Jacobs (CA)DemocratRevised Reduces the amount for the Foreign Military Financing Program by $270,000,000 and transfers it to the Complex Crises Fund and Prevention and Stabilization Fund by $45,000,000 and $225,000,000, respectively.Revised
62Version 1Kamlager-Dove (CA), Keating (MA), Espaillat (NY)DemocratStrikes prohibitions on use of funds to address climate change. Strikes Sec. 7029(k), which prohibits funds from implementing EO 14008 relating to tackling the climate crisis at home and abroad. Strikes Sec. 7061 (a), (c), (e), and (f), which prohibit funds from being allocated for the Green Climate Fund, climate loss and damages to vulnerable countries, and prohibits funds from being used to impede the transmission of hydrocarbons by pipeline and to conduct a study on whether climate assistance has directly resulted in lowering global temperatures.Submitted
63Version 1Steil (WI), Pfluger (TX)RepublicanProhibits funds provided to the United Nations from being used for the procurement of any goods or services originating from a State Sponsor of Terrorism.Submitted
64Version 1Titus (NV)DemocratIncreases and decreases funding to the Complex Crises Fund to support the goals of the Global Fragility Act of 2019.Made in Order
65Version 1Titus (NV)DemocratIncreases and decreases funding for Contributions to International Organizations to support the UN World Tourism Organization.Submitted
66Version 1Titus (NV)DemocratIncreases and decreases funding for the United States Agency for International Development to support the USAID Inclusive Development Hub's protection of LGBTQI+ individuals.Submitted
67Version 1Blumenauer (OR), Nunn (IA), Crow (CO), Keating (MA), Tlaib (MI), Correa (CA), Swalwell (CA), Peters (CA), Norton (DC), Garamendi (CA), Ryan (NY), Stanton (AZ), Williams (GA), Moulton (MA), Foster (IL), Titus (NV), Balint (VT), Trahan (MA), Bera (CA), Neguse (CO), Levin (CA), Wexton (VA), Johnson (GA), Wenstrup (OH)Bi-PartisanAuthorizes 20,000 visas for the Afghan SIV (Special Immigrant Visa) Program.Submitted
68Version 1Meeks (NY)DemocratStrikes Section 7045(c)(1)(A), which would bar support for key elements of the 2016 Colombian Peace Accords.Submitted
69Version 1Moskowitz (FL)DemocratUses available funds to expand eligibility for security upgrades for soft targets to include places of worship for U.S. Embassy staff and dependents.Made in Order
70Version 1Gooden (TX)RepublicanProhibits taxpayer dollars from funding international non-profits providing financial assistance, lodging, or transportation for illegal aliens.Submitted
71Version 1Gooden (TX)RepublicanProhibits funding for the Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.Submitted
72Version 1Gooden (TX)RepublicanProhibits funding for the United Nation's International Organization for Migration.Submitted
73Version 1Gooden (TX)RepublicanProhibits taxpayer dollars from funding the Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration's cash and voucher assistance program for illegal aliens.Submitted
74Version 1Gooden (TX)RepublicanProhibits funding to implement the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.Made in Order
75Version 1Gooden (TX)RepublicanProhibits taxpayer dollars from funding the International Organization for Migration's "Refugee Travel Loan Program."Made in Order
76Version 2Jacobs (CA)DemocratRevised Strikes Section 7070(f), relating to the display of flags at federal buildings.Revised
77Version 2Frost (FL)DemocratRevised Enables the Department of State to establish and operate a number of passport agency offices.Revised
78Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanEnsures no funds to enforce or implement a covid-19 vaccine mandate for international travelers.Made in Order
79Version 2Pfluger (TX)RepublicanRevised Reduces the salary of John Kerry, the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, by 99 percent.Revised
80Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanEnsures none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract to procure equipment or enforce safety protocols intended to prevent the spread of COVID–19.Submitted
81Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanTransfers $3 million to increase DNA forensic technology programs to combat human trafficking in Central America and MexicoMade in Order
82Version 1Mooney (WV)RepublicanProhibits economic support funds from being obligated or expended to Mexico under Chapter 4 of Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.Made in Order
83Version 1Wasserman Schultz (FL), Sorensen (IL), Craig (MN), Davids (KS)DemocratStrikes anti-LGBTQ+ provisions including the Pride flag ban, gender affirming care ban, drag show ban, and others.Submitted
84Version 2Pfluger (TX)RepublicanWithdrawn Reduces the salary of Amos Hochstein, the Special Presidential Coordinator for Global Infrastructure and Energy Security, to $1.Withdrawn
85Version 1Steube (FL)RepublicanEnsures none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to provide assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces.Submitted
86Version 1Cherfilus-McCormick (FL)DemocratStrikes section 7057(a) which strips funding for the United Nations Population Fund.Submitted
87Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanProhibits the use of any federal funds to provide contributions directly or indirectly to UN Women.Submitted
88Version 3Spartz (IN)RepublicanRevised Prohibits funding for United Nations entities unless specifically appropriated in the underlying bill.Made in Order
89Version 1Hageman (WY)RepublicanProhibits funds from being made available for the State Department's Office of Global ChangeMade in Order
90Version 1Miller (WV)RepublicanIncreases and decreases by $1 million for research and analysis for the State Department with the intent that the $1 million will be used for research into the economic impact of modern trade with Ecuador including Ecuadorian exports to the United States, imports from the United States to Ecuador, and the general economic stability and GDP of Ecuador and recommendations to continue further economic and trade ties with the United States.Made in Order
91Version 1Gottheimer (NJ)DemocratIncreases and decreases funding for the Department of State, Administration of Foreign Affairs, to support the State Department and Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism’s research on promising overseas programs, policies, and actions that counter antisemitism including those that focus on law enforcement and hate crime prosecutions, multi-faith and intercommunal coalition building, combating online hate, and antisemitism education.”Made in Order
92Version 1Hageman (WY)RepublicanProhibits State Department Remote Work Agreements which allow a domestically assigned employee's alternative worksite to be located outside of the locality pay area of the regular worksiteMade in Order
93Version 1Kelly (MS)RepublicanReduces funding by $10,000,000 for the Global Environment Facility Fund.Made in Order
94Version 1Gottheimer (NJ)DemocratProhibits U.S. funds from being used to purchase airline tickets to or from a foreign airport that has permitted the landing of airplanes owned or operated by an Iranian airline on the Specially Designated National List maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control.Submitted
95Version 1Gottheimer (NJ)DemocratIncreases by $5 million the State Department’s Consular and Border Security Programs to help the Passport Services Directorate reduce the backlog of passport applications. Offsets $5 million from the Capital Investment Fund.Submitted
96Version 1Plaskett (VI)DemocratStrikes section 7070(d) which prohibits the classification of any communications by a U.S. person as misinformation, disinformation, or malinformation.Made in Order
97Version 1Wilson (SC)RepublicanProhibits funds from going to entities in Iran that support terrorism.Submitted
98Version 1Espaillat (NY), Kamlager-Dove (CA)DemocratStrikes two sections that are overtly harmful to the U.S.'s ability to address the global climate crisis, including section 7029(k) - which bars the executive branch's ability to implement its "Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad." Amendment also strikes section 7061 - which prohibits U.S. funding for pivotal international climate finance accounts.Submitted
99Version 1Wilson (SC)RepublicanProhibits funds to unfreeze Iran's blocked assets.Submitted
100Version 1Wilson (SC)RepublicanPrevents funds from going to any energy deals, projects, or transactions involving the Assad regime, including the Arab Gas Pipeline project.Submitted
101Version 1Greene (GA)RepublicanProhibits funding for the Global Equality FundMade in Order
102Version 1Miller (WV)RepublicanIncreases and decreases by $500,000 for general administration to support activity by the Office of Legal Adviser to assist citizens of the United States attempting to collect arbitration awards recognized by Federal courts under the Federal Arbitration Act.Made in Order
103Version 1Wild (PA)DemocratStrikes section 7059(f), which prohibits funding appropriated by the Act from being made available for the Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund.Submitted
104Version 1Goldman (NY)DemocratStrikes Subsection 2(B) of Section 7046(B) as a restriction on needed assistance in Ukraine including reconstruction, humanitarian aid, and more.Submitted
105Version 1Crow (CO)DemocratWithholds Foreign Military Financing Program funds for Egypt until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government is taking sustained and effective steps to strengthen the rule of law, democratic institutions, and human rights in EgyptSubmitted
106Version 1Carson (IN)DemocratRequires a report on the death of American citizen, Shireen Abu Akleh.Submitted
107Version 3Foxx (NC)RepublicanRevised Reinforces the United States' commitment to Israel's security by protecting the U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding signed on September 14, 2016.Revised
108Version 1Carson (IN)DemocratUNRWA FundingSubmitted
109Version 1Foxx (NC)RepublicanProhibits the State Department from using taxpayer funds to send employees to any event or conference hosted by the Clinton Global Initiative.Made in Order
110Version 1Connolly (VA), Scott, Austin (GA)Bi-PartisanIncreases and decreases the assistance for Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia by $10 million to support a strong U.S.-Georgia partnership and Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations based on democratic institutions, the rule of law, accountability for those who engage in corruption, and an independent and impartial judiciary.Made in Order
111Version 3Lee (CA), Schakowsky (IL), Titus (NV)DemocratRevised Restores bilateral family planning funding to the level enacted for the previous twelve years (FY12-FY23).Revised
112Version 1Lee (CA), Schakowsky (IL), Titus (NV)DemocratStrikes the prohibition on support to UNFPA; strikes language expanding the global gag rule.Submitted
113Version 1Connolly (VA)DemocratStrikes Section 7061(a), which prohibits funds from being made available as a contribution, grant, or any other payment to the Green Climate FundSubmitted
114Version 1Mast (FL)RepublicanProhibits funds from being used to display a logo other than the flag of the United States on any material or good related to a U.S. foreign assistance program, project, or activity.Submitted
115Version 1Wilson (SC), Frankel (FL)Bi-PartisanSupports shared international development cooperation between the United States and Israel.Submitted
116Version 1Connolly (VA), Turner (OH), Boyle (PA), Titus (NV)Bi-PartisanProhibits the use of funds for withdrawal from NATO.Submitted
117Version 1Issa (CA), Ogles (TN)RepublicanBlocks funding for negotiations toward renewing the US-China Science and Technology Cooperation ProtocolMade in Order
118Version 1Ramirez (IL)DemocratAuthorizes the Department of State to broaden the eligibility criteria for work authorizations, streamline the application for work authorizations, expand and improve temporary worker programs, and strengthen protections against workplace exploitation.Submitted
119Version 1Issa (CA)RepublicanWithdrawn Prohibits funding for the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and the associated officeWithdrawn
120Version 1Mast (FL)RepublicanProhibits funds from being used to support a Palestinian State unless the U.S. Secretary of State certifies that the government of the new Palestinian State exercises full territorial jurisdiction over the Gaza Strip.Made in Order
121Version 1Issa (CA)RepublicanProhibits funds for negotiations toward a climate agreement with the PRC or the creation of a climate dialogueSubmitted
122Version 1Crow (CO), Blumenauer (OR)DemocratFunds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act and fees available for obligation during FY24 in the Consular and Border Security Programs account shall be made available for additional Department of State personnel necessary to eliminate processing backlogs and expedite adjudication of Afghan SIV cases.Submitted
123Version 1Crane (AZ)RepublicanReduces funding by 50% for USAID.Made in Order
124Version 1Issa (CA)RepublicanProhibits funding for official communications that style General Secretary Xi Jinping as "President"Submitted
125Version 1Crow (CO), Blumenauer (OR)DemocratAmends Section 602(b)(3)(F) of the AAPA of 2009 to extend the SIV program through 2029.Submitted
126Version 2Crane (AZ)RepublicanRevised Reduces funding for Foreign Military Financing, while maintaining funding for Taiwan and Israel.Made in Order
127Version 3Gaetz (FL)RepublicanRevised Reduces funds apportioned to USAID by $4.5 billion and transfers to the Spending Reduction Account to recoup the $4.5 billion the agency provided to the Government of Ukraine to help pay off its sovereign debt.Made in Order
128Version 2Spartz (IN)RepublicanRevised Prohibits funds from being used to support or purchase goods and services from Russia and China based entities.Revised
129Version 1Garcia, Robert (CA)DemocratLate Suspends International Military Education and Training for the Government of UgandaSubmitted
130Version 1Burchett (TN)RepublicanLate Reduces the salary of the Special Assistant to the Director of Programming at Voice of America to $1Made in Order
131Version 1Burchett (TN)RepublicanLate Reduces the salary of the Chief Management Officer at the US Agency for Global Media to $1Made in Order
132Version 1Burchett (TN)RepublicanLate Reduces the salary of the Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the US Agency for Global Media to $1Made in Order
133Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanLate Eliminates funding for the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs.Made in Order
134Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanLate Eliminates funding to the United States Institute of Peace.Made in Order
135Version 2Biggs (AZ)RepublicanLate Revised Eliminates funding to the National Endowment for Democracy.Revised
136Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanLate Eliminates funding to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Salaries and Expenses.Made in Order
137Version 2Biggs (AZ)RepublicanLate Revised Eliminates funding to the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, Salaries and ExpensesMade in Order
138Version 2Biggs (AZ)RepublicanLate Revised Eliminates funding to the U.S. Agency for International Development, Funds Appropriated to the President Operating Expenses.Made in Order
139Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanLate Eliminates funding to the U.S. Agency for International Development, Funds Appropriated to the President Capital Investment Fund.Made in Order
140Version 2Biggs (AZ)RepublicanLate Revised Eliminates funding to the Millennium Challenge Corporation.Made in Order
141Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanLate Eliminates funding to the Global Environment Facility.Made in Order
142Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanLate Eliminates funding to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.Made in Order
143Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanLate Eliminates funding to the Contribution to the Asian Development Fund.Made in Order
144Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanLate Eliminates funding to the African Development Bank.Made in Order
145Version 1Burchett (TN)RepublicanLate Prohibits funds from being used for the Art in Embassies programMade in Order
146Version 1Burchett (TN)RepublicanLate Prohibits funds from being used for the Special Presidential Envoy for ClimateMade in Order
147Version 1Burgess (TX)RepublicanLate Reduces foreign assistance to certain countries based on the number of unaccompanied alien children who entered the US from those countries.Made in Order
148Version 2Tenney (NY)RepublicanLate Revised Prohibits any funds to change or repeal the Trump administration's "Country of Origin Marking of Products from the West Bank and Gaza" ruleRevised
149Version 2Tenney (NY)RepublicanLate Revised Prohibits funds for entities that engage in a BDS campaignRevised
150Version 2Tenney (NY), Ogles (TN)RepublicanLate Revised Reduces the salary of the Special Envoy to Iran Robert Malley to $1Made in Order
151Version 2Tenney (NY)RepublicanLate Revised Prohibits funds to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel out of JerusalemMade in Order
152Version 1Tenney (NY)RepublicanLate Prohibits funding for materials that refer to Judea and Samaria by "the West Bank"Submitted
153Version 2Tenney (NY)RepublicanLate Revised Makes technical corrections by replacing references to the "West Bank" with "Judea and Samaria"Revised
154Version 2Tenney (NY)RepublicanLate Revised Prohibits funds to Kosovo until they comply with their obligations under the 2013 Brussels AgreementRevised
155Version 2Tenney (NY)RepublicanLate Revised Adds additional conditions to funding for a Palestinian stateRevised
156Version 2Tenney (NY)RepublicanLate Revised Prohibits funding for lifting sanctions on Iran or repealing Executive Orders which place sanctions or restrictions on IranRevised
157Version 1Roy (TX)RepublicanLate None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to implement President Biden's climate change Executive orders.Made in Order
158Version 1Davidson (OH)RepublicanLate Reduces the salary of Victoria Nuland, Acting United States Deputy Secretary of State and Under Secretary for Political Affairs, to $1.Made in Order
159Version 1Armstrong (ND)RepublicanLate No funds shall be made available to take any action, other than under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, to provide for a transfer of Iranian assets to Iranian control.Submitted
160Version 1Kean (NJ), Pallone (NJ), Valadao (CA), Moulton (MA), Titus (NV), Magaziner (RI)Bi-PartisanLate Requires the Secretary of State to provide the relevant Congressional Committees updates on the status of freedom of movement in the Lachin Corridor.Submitted
161Version 1Kean (NJ), Pallone (NJ), Valadao (CA), Moulton (MA), Magaziner (RI)Bi-PartisanLate Requires the Secretary of State to report on if U.S. assistance to Azerbaijan is being used to undermine the status of ongoing peace negotiations with Armenia.Submitted
162Version 1Murphy (NC)RepublicanLate Provides an additional exception for funds made available for assistance for Haiti to support programs to combat corruption.Submitted
163Version 1Murphy (NC)RepublicanLate Requires the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to identify opportunities to reinforce existing health care infrastructure in Haiti for those entities contracted with the United States Government using amounts appropriated to support Haiti or otherwise made available by this Act, including implementing or upgrading sewage systemsSubmitted
164Version 1Murphy (NC)RepublicanLate Requires the Secretary of State, no later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, to submit to Congress an extraction plan for United States citizens who are currently serving or working in Haiti.Submitted
165Version 1Graves (LA)RepublicanLate Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act to provide assistance to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.Made in Order
166Version 1Graves (LA)RepublicanLate Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act to provide assistance to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas unless the Bahamas is found to be cooperating with the United States to provide all information on U.S. citizens reported missing in the Bahamas or its territorial waters.Submitted
167Version 1Steube (FL)RepublicanLate Ensures none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to provide assistance to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).Made in Order
168Version 1Grothman (WI)RepublicanLate Increases and decreases funding for the Department of State and the Foreign Service to highlight the need for the Department to brief Congress every 180 days on the status of funds being sent to Ukraine.Made in Order
169Version 1Grothman (WI)RepublicanLate Increases and decreases funding for the United States Agency for International Development to express the need for USAID to brief Congress every 180 days on the status of funds sent to Ukraine.Made in Order
170Version 1Williams (GA), Norcross (NJ), Crockett (TX), Jackson Lee (TX), Deluzio (PA), Porter (CA), Garcia (IL), Thompson (MS), Khanna (CA), Kamlager-Dove (CA), Gonzalez, Vicente (TX), Cleaver (MO), Kildee (MI), Trone (MD), Blunt Rochester (DE), Castor (FL), Schiff (CA)DemocratLate Ensures that Consular and Border Security Program funds can be used to modernize IT systems to reduce the passport processing backlogSubmitted
171Version 2Clyde (GA)RepublicanLate Revised Prohibits funds appropriated within this Act from being used for any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement if details on salaries, applications, reviews, evaluations, materials, work products, training, progress reports, and multimedia are not publicly disclosed on grants.gov.Revised
172Version 1Perry (PA)RepublicanLate Prohibits any funds from being made available for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.Made in Order
173Version 1Roy (TX)RepublicanLate Ensures none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available to made available to implement, administer, or enforce Executive Order 14075Made in Order
174Version 1Ogles (TN)RepublicanLate Increases the budget of the Office of the Inspector General of the Peace Corps by $2,700,000.Made in Order
175Version 1Ogles (TN)RepublicanLate Prohibits the use of funds to pay Jessica Stern, Special Envoy, a salary that exceeds $1.Submitted
176Version 2Ogles (TN)RepublicanLate Revised Prohibits the use of funds for the Russian Volunteer Corps, the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, or the Azov Tactical Group.Revised
177Version 3Ogles (TN)RepublicanLate Revised Prohibits the use of funds to delist the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.Made in Order
178Version 2Perry (PA)RepublicanLate Revised Reduces Economic Support Fund funding to the FY18 enacted level.Made in Order
179Version 2Perry (PA)RepublicanLate Revised Reduces International Disaster Assistance funding to $0.Made in Order
180Version 2Perry (PA)RepublicanLate Revised Reduces Migration and Refugee Assistance funding to $0.Made in Order
181Version 1Massie (KY), McGovern (MA)Bi-PartisanLate None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to transfer cluster munitions to any foreign country.Made in Order
182Version 1Arrington (TX)RepublicanLate Ensures that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be made available to implement, administer, or enforce Executive Order 14008 (86 Fed. Reg. 7619; relating to Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad) or the memorandum issued by the Department of State entitled ‘‘Interim International Energy Engagement Guidance’’ and published on December 10, 2021.Submitted
183Version 1Steube (FL)RepublicanLate Withdrawn Ensures that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for assessed or voluntary contributions to the United Nations may be made available to the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel.Withdrawn
184Version 1Miller (IL)RepublicanLate To prohibit funds for the implementation of the Climate CorpSubmitted
185Version 1Arrington (TX)RepublicanLate Ensures that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be made available by the Export-Import Bank of the United States or the United States International Development Finance Corporation to limit funding or support for a project based on the type of fuel that project would use or the type of product that project would produce.Submitted
186Version 1Greene (GA)RepublicanLate Strikes funding for the United States Agency for International Development.Submitted
187Version 1Spartz (IN)RepublicanLate Withdrawn None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of State as a contribution to any organization, agency, commission, or program within the United Nations system except as authorized by law.Withdrawn
188Version 1Diaz-Balart (FL)RepublicanMANAGER’S AMENDMENT Late Reduces discretionary budget authority by $1,000,000,000 from funding for Department of State non-security operations, United Nations peacekeeping activities, and USAID operating expenses.Considered as Adopted

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 136

Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to make in order amendment #11 to H.R. 4365, offered by Representative McCollum; amendments #1 and #43 to H.R. 4367, offered by Representatives Crockett and Titus, respectively; amendment #117 to H.R. 4368, offered by Representative DeLauro; and amendment #112 to H.R. 4665, offered by Representative Lee. Defeated 2-9.

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Massie
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
Nay
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
No Vote
Mr. Neguse
Yea
Ms. Leger Fernández
No Vote
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 138

Motion by Mr. Roy to report the rule. Adopted: 9-2

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Mr. Massie
Yea
Mr. Norman
Yea
Mr. Roy
Yea
Mrs. Houchin
Yea
Mr. Langworthy
Yea
Mr. Cole, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
No Vote
Mr. Neguse
Nay
Ms. Leger Fernández
No Vote