United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4870 (113th)
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015
Introduced
13 June 2014
Last action
17 July 2014 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 472.
Sponsors
Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]
Subjects
Defence, Environment
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 - Appropriates funds for FY2015 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military personnel; (2) operation and maintenance (O&M), including for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, environmental restoration, overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid, former Soviet Union cooperative threat reduction, and the DOD Acquisition Workforce Development Fund; (3) procurement, including for aircraft, missile, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and purchases under the Defense Production Act of 1950; (4) research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E); and (5) Defense Working Capital Funds; (6) the Defense Health Program; (7) chemical agents and munitions destruction; (8) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities; (9) the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund; (10) the Office of the Inspector General; (11) the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund; (12) the Intelligence Community Management Account; and (13) overseas deployments and related activities, including military personnel, O&M, procurement, and National Guard and Reserve equipment. Specifies authorized, restricted, and prohibited uses of appropriated funds. Rescinds specified funds from various accounts under prior defense appropriations Acts.
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Timeline
13 June 2014
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 351.
Source: Calendars
13 June 2014
Reported
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 113-473, by Mr. Frelinghuysen.
Source: Committee
13 June 2014
Reported
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 113-473, by Mr. Frelinghuysen.
Source: Committee
13 June 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 June 2014
Reported
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 628 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 3230 to H.R. 4870. After general debate on H.R. 4870, it shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall also be in order to consider the Senate amendments to H.R. 3230.
Source: Floor
18 June 2014
Floor
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4870 as unfinished business.
Source: Floor
18 June 2014
Floor
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Source: Floor
18 June 2014
Passed
On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: Floor
18 June 2014
Floor
Mr. Frelinghuysen moved that the committee rise.
Source: Floor
18 June 2014
Floor
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4870.
Source: Floor
18 June 2014
Floor
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 628 and Rule XVIII.
Source: Floor
18 June 2014
Floor
The Speaker designated the Honorable Chris Collins to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Source: Floor
18 June 2014
Reported
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 628. (consideration: CR H5429-5492; text of Title I as reported in House: CR H5444-5445, H5446; text of Title II as reported in House: CR H5446, H5456-5457, H5458, H5459; text of Title III as reported in House: CR H5459, H5460-5461, H5462; text of Title IV as reported in House: CR H5462, H5464; text of Title V as reported in House: CR H5464; text of Title VI as reported in House: CR H5464-5465, H5466; text of Title VII as reported in House: CR H5466; text of Title VIII as reported in House: CR H5467-5477, H5478-5479; text of Title IX as reported in House: CR H5479-5480; text of Title X as reported in House: CR H5480)
Source: Floor
18 June 2014
Passed
Rule H. Res. 628 passed House.
Source: Floor
19 June 2014
Floor
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4870 as unfinished business.
Source: Floor
19 June 2014
Passed
On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: Floor
19 June 2014
Floor
Mr. Frelinghuysen moved that the committee rise.
Source: Floor
19 June 2014
Floor
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that, pursuant to clause 6 of Rule XVIII, the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
Source: Floor
19 June 2014
Floor
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Source: Floor
19 June 2014
Floor
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5514-5555)
Source: Floor
20 June 2014
Floor
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4870 as unfinished business.
Source: Floor
20 June 2014
Vote
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 340 - 73 (Roll no. 338).
Source: Floor
20 June 2014
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
20 June 2014
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 340 - 73 (Roll no. 338).
Source: Floor
20 June 2014
Passed
On motion to rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: Floor
20 June 2014
Vote
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 190 - 220 (Roll no. 337). (consideration: CR H5575-5576)
Source: Floor
20 June 2014
Floor
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H5575)
Source: Floor
20 June 2014
Floor
Mrs. Bustos moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (consideration: CR H5575; text: CR H5575)
Source: Floor
20 June 2014
Passed
The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Source: Floor
20 June 2014
Floor
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H5575)
Source: Floor
20 June 2014
Floor
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4870.
Source: Floor
20 June 2014
Passed
On motion to rise and report Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: Floor
20 June 2014
Floor
Mr. Frelinghuysen moved for the Committee of the Whole to rise and report.
Source: Floor
20 June 2014
Floor
Mr. Frelinghuysen moved to rise.
Source: Floor
20 June 2014
Floor
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 628, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rohrabacher amendment.
Source: Floor
20 June 2014
Floor
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Source: Floor
20 June 2014
Floor
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5563-5571)
Source: Floor
25 June 2014
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Source: IntroReferral
17 July 2014
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 472.
Source: Calendars
17 July 2014
Reported
Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
17 July 2014
Reported
Committee on Appropriations. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-211.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 17 July 2014 · Download file
- Referred in Senate · 25 June 2014 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 20 June 2014 · Download file
- Reported in House · 13 June 2014 · Download file
Documents
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate (PDF)
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Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
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Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 25 June 2014
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Engrossed in House (text)
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Passed House amended
summary · EN · 20 June 2014
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Reported to House without amendment
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] · R · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015
- related to → Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4870) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3230) making continuing appropriations during a Government shutdown to provide pay and allowances to members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who perform inactive-duty training during such period.
- amends ← An amendment to increase funds for the National Guard Personnel, Army by $41,492,000 and reduce funds for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide by a similar amount.
- amends ← An amendment to increase funds for the National Guard Personnel, Army by $41,492,000 and reduce funds for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide by $57 million.
- amends ← Amendment reduces funds for the Operation and Maintenance Account, Defense-Wide by $5 million and increases funds for research, development, testing and evaluation related to multiple sclerosis under the Defense Health Program by a similar amount.
- amends ← Amendment sought to redirect $5 million in funds from the Special Operations Command flying hours budget to the Preservation of the Force and Family Program.
- amends ← Amendment reduces the Operation and Maintenance Account, Defense-Wide by $500,000 and increases funds for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) outreach by a similar amount.
- amends ← Amendment reduces funds for the Operation and Maintenance Account, Defense-Wide by $5 million and increases funds for the Operation and Maintenance Account of the Army National Guard for border protection by a similar amount.
- amends ← Amendment reduces funds for the Operation and Maintenance Account, Defense-Wide by $10 million and increases funds for medical research concerning traumatic brain injury, posttraumatic stress disorder, and psychological health by a similar amount.
- amends ← Amendment redirects $21 million from the Operation and Maintenance Account, Defense-Wide to the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program.
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4870
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- us · 113-hr-4870 · source updated 7 April 2025