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Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019

Public Law 116-26 · H.R. 3401 · 116th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Donald Trump (R) on Jul 1, 2019 · Immigration

Major law

Sponsor: Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY-17)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 305 yea, 102 nay305–102
  • SenateRecorded vote: 84 yea, 8 nay84–8
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The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019

This bill provides FY2019 emergency supplemental appropriations to federal departments and agencies for humanitarian assistance and security to respond to migrants attempting to enter the United States at the southern border.

The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.

The bill provides appropriations to

• the Department of Justice for the Executive Office for Immigration Review and the U.S. Marshals Service;

• the Department of Defense for the Operation and Maintenance accounts of the Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Army National Guard; and

• the Department of Health and Human Services for the Administration for Children and Families.

Within the Department of Homeland Security, the bill provides appropriations for

• U.S. Customs and Border Protection,

• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and

• the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this bill.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 116th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 305 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

305 yea102 nay25 present or did not vote

ProEstablishmentAnti
Economic left–right
More liberalMore conservative

Democrats who voted yea(128)

Republicans who voted yea(177)

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 428 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Related bills

3 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.

  • H.Res. 462Procedurally-related

    Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3401) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.

  • H.Res. 466Procedurally-related

    Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3401) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.

  • S. 1900Related bill

    An original bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.

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Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 34 actions.

  1. Jul 1, 2019Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 116-26.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Jun 28, 2019FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. Jun 27, 2019Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 305 - 102 (Roll no. 429).House roll call 429
  6. Resolving differencesResolving differences · The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  7. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mrs. Lowey moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment.
  8. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to agree in the Senate amendment to H.R. 3401
  9. FloorFloor · Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 466, Mrs. Lowey called up H.R. 3401 and offered a motion.
  10. FloorFloor · Rule H. Res. 466 passed House.
  11. FloorFloor · Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 466 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 3401.
  12. OtherOther · Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 305 - 102 (Roll no. 429).House roll call 429
  13. Jun 26, 2019FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  14. FloorFloor · Passed Senate, under the order of 06/26/19, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 8. Record Vote Number: 185.Senate roll call 185
  15. FloorFloor · Under the order of 06/26/19, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, H.R. 3401 failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 37 - 55. Record Vote Number: 182.Senate roll call 182
  16. FloorFloor · Failed of passage/not agreed to in Senate: Under the order of 06/26/19, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, H.R. 3401 failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 37 - 55. Record Vote Number: 182.Senate roll call 182
  17. FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
  18. CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate, read twice.
  19. Jun 25, 2019FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  20. FloorFloor · On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 230 - 195 (Roll no. 414).House roll call 414
  21. FloorFloor · On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 205 - 218 (Roll no. 413).House roll call 413
  22. FloorFloor · The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
  23. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rutherford motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to increase funding for ICE by $64,621,000.
  24. FloorFloor · Mr. Rutherford moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations.
  25. FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
  26. FloorFloor · POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule 19, the Chair postponed further proceedings on H.R. 3401.
  27. FloorFloor · The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  28. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3401.
  29. FloorFloor · Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3401 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed.
  30. FloorFloor · Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 462.
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Every action the Library of Congress lists for the bill, from introduction to signing, plus the dated committee hearings. The source lists many steps twice (the chamber’s own entry and the Library of Congress copy, or a presidential and a became-law entry with the same words); those are shown once. Amendments are listed in their own section.

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Amendments

3 amendments offered to the bill, with the last recorded step of each.

Where each amendment ended up

  • S.Amdt. 902SenateSen. Rand PaulR-KY· offered Jun 26, 2019Rejected

    To rescind $4,586,000,000 from foreign assistance and exchange programs.

    Jun 26, 2019: Motion to table amendment SA 902 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 77 - 15. Record Vote Number: 183.

    Rejected

  • S.Amdt. 901SenateSen. Richard ShelbyR-AL· offered Jun 26, 2019Agreed to

    In the nature of a substitute.

    Jun 26, 2019: Amendment SA 901, under the order of 06/26/19, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 8. Record Vote Number: 184.

    Agreed to

  • H.Amdt. 492HouseRules Committee· offered Jun 25, 2019Agreed to

    Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 462, the amendment printed in House Report 116-128 is adopted.

    Jun 25, 2019: On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.

    Agreed to
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Amendments offered to this bill in either chamber, as the Library of Congress records them: each with a status read from its last recorded step: agreed to, rejected, withdrawn, ruled out of order, fell with another amendment, or offered with no vote recorded (most Senate amendments are only ever offered). The wording of each amendment is the source’s. Amendments to amendments and amendments to other bills are not listed.

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Official record

The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.