United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2685 (114th)
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016
Introduced
5 June 2015
Last action
5 November 2015 · Floor
Status
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S7779)
Sponsors
Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]
Subjects
Defence, Environment, Housing
Source updated
7 April 2025
Defence · Environment · Housing
Summary
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. Excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all considered in other appropriations bills. Provides appropriations for Military Personnel. Provides appropriations for Operation and Maintenance, including: the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; Environmental Restoration; Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid; the Cooperative Threat Reduction Account; and the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund. Provides appropriations for Procurement, including for Aircraft, Missiles, Weapons, Tracked Combat Vehicles, Ammunition, Shipbuilding and Conversion, Space, Other Procurement, and Defense Production Act Purchases. Provides appropriations for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, including for Operational Test and Evaluation. Provides appropriations for Revolving and Management Funds, including Defense Working Capital Funds and the National Defense Sealift Fund. Provides appropriations for Other Department of Defense Programs, including the Defense Health Program, Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Drug-Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, and the Office of the Inspector General. Provides appropriations for Related Agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund and the Intelligence Community Management Account. Provides additional appropriations to specified DOD accounts for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism. Rescinds specified unobligated balances from prior appropriations to DOD. Sets forth permissible, restricted, and prohibited uses for funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.
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Timeline
5 June 2015
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 99.
Source: Calendars
5 June 2015
Reported
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 114-139, by Mr. Frelinghuysen.
Source: Committee
5 June 2015
Reported
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 114-139, by Mr. Frelinghuysen.
Source: Committee
5 June 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 June 2015
Reported
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 303 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2685 and H.R. 2393. The resolution provides for a modified-open rule for H.R.2685 and a closed rule for H.R. 2393.
Source: Floor
10 June 2015
Floor
Mr. Frelinghuysen moved that the Committee now rise.
Source: Floor
10 June 2015
Floor
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Source: Floor
10 June 2015
Floor
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2685 as unfinished business.
Source: Floor
10 June 2015
Passed
On motion that the Committee now rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: Floor
10 June 2015
Floor
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2685 and H.R. 2393. The resolution provides for a modified-open rule for H.R. 2685 and a closed rule for H.R. 2393.
Source: Floor
10 June 2015
Floor
The Speaker designated the Honorable Ted Poe to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Source: Floor
10 June 2015
Floor
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 303 and Rule XVIII.
Source: Floor
10 June 2015
Reported
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 303. (consideration: CR H4040-4105; text of Title I as reported in House: CR H4056-4057, H4058-4059; text of Title II as reported in House: CR H4059, H4059-4060, H4067, H4068, H4069; text of Title III as reported in House: CR H4069-4070, H4070-4072, H4073, H4074; text of Title IV as reported in House: CR H4074-4075, H4076; text of Title V as reported in House: CR H4076; text of Title VI as reported in House: CR H4076, H4076-4077; text of Title VII as reported in House: CR H4077; text of Title VIII as reported in House: CR H4077-4081, H4082-4086, H4086, H4087-4088, H4088-4089, H4091-4092, H4094; text of Title IX as reported in House: CR H4094, H4095, H4096-4097, H4098, H4100, H4101-4104, H4104-4105; text of Title X as reported in House: CR H4105)
Source: Floor
11 June 2015
Vote
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 186 - 240 (Roll no. 357).
Source: Floor
11 June 2015
Floor
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2685.
Source: Floor
11 June 2015
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
11 June 2015
Vote
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 278 - 149 (Roll no. 358). (consideration: CR H4227)
Source: Floor
11 June 2015
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 278 - 149 (Roll no. 358).(consideration: CR H4227)
Source: Floor
11 June 2015
Floor
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H4226)
Source: Floor
11 June 2015
Floor
Mr. Moulton moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (consideration: CR H4225; text: CR H4225)
Source: Floor
11 June 2015
Floor
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H4225)
Source: Floor
11 June 2015
Floor
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4127-4133)
Source: Floor
11 June 2015
Floor
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2685 as unfinished business.
Source: Floor
11 June 2015
Passed
On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: Floor
11 June 2015
Floor
Mr. Frelinghuysen moved that the Committee rise.
Source: Floor
11 June 2015
Floor
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Source: Floor
11 June 2015
Floor
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Gosar amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Gosar demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
Source: Floor
15 June 2015
Introduced
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 118.
Source: Calendars
16 June 2015
Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4171-4173)
Source: Floor
18 June 2015
Vote
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 45. Record Vote Number: 216. (consideration: CR S4275-4276; text: CR S4276)
Source: Floor
22 September 2015
Passed
Motion to proceed to consideration of the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure (Record Vote No. 216) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6864-6868)
Source: Floor
3 November 2015
Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7697)
Source: Floor
4 November 2015
Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7743-7755, S7758-7769)
Source: Floor
5 November 2015
Floor
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S7776-7779)
Source: Floor
Votes
18 June 2015 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 2685 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected · Official source
Yes 50 · No 45 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 5
- Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN]Nay
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]Nay
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]Nay
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]Nay
Showing the first 4 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.
Versions
- Placed on Calendar Senate · 15 June 2015 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 11 June 2015 · Download file
- Reported in House · 5 June 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Placed on Calendar Senate (text)
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Placed on Calendar Senate (text)
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Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)
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Reported to House without amendment
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Sponsors
- Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] · R · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2685) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2393) to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to repeal country of origin labeling requirements with respect to beef, pork, and chicken, and for other purposes.
- related to → Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016
- related to → Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
- related to ← An Act Making Appropriations for National Security and for Other Purposes, 2016
- amends ← An amendment to increase funding for Military Personnel, Navy by 2 million and reduce funding for Procurement, Defense-Wide by a similar amount.
- amends ← Amendment sought to increase funding to the STARBASE Youth Program by $5 million.
- amends ← Amendment reduces funding for Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide by $3.2 million and increases funding for Operations and Maintenance, Army National Guard by $2 million for the purpose of assisting in securing the southwest border of the United States.
- amends ← Amendment reduces and then increases funding for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, by $5.5 million in order to direct funds to the Vets4Warriors program.
- amends ← An amendment to reduce funding for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide by $1.5 million and increase funding for Defense Health Program, Operation and Maintenance by a similar amount.
- amends ← Amendment reduces funding for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, by $7,463,000 and increases funding for Fisher House Foundation, Inc., by $5 million.
- amends ← Amendment reduces and then increases funding for Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide by $2 million in order to direct funds to the Commission to assess the threat to the U.S. from electromagnetic pulse attack.
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2685
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- us · 114-hr-2685 · source updated 7 April 2025