# 116-hr-7608: State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021

116-hr-7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by NITA LOWEY (D-NY); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7608
- Congress: 116
- Title: State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
- Introduced: 2020-07-13
- Sponsor: NITA LOWEY (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 This bill provides FY2021 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. The bill provides appropriations to the State Department for Administration of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations, and International Commissions. The bill provides appropriations for Related Agencies and Related Programs, including the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the Asia Foundation, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program, the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, the East-West Center, and the National Endowment for Democracy. The bill provides appropriations for Other Commissions, including the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. The bill provides appropriations to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the State Department and the President for International Security Assistance, and the President and International Financial Institutions for Multilateral Assistance. The bill provides appropriations for Bilateral Economic Assistance to the President; the State Department; Independent Agencies, including the Peace Corps, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Inter-American Foundation, and the U.S. African Development Foundation; and the Department of the Treasury. The bill provides appropriations for Export and Investment Assistance to the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. The bill also includes provisions that provide emergency funding for expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19); establish the People-to-People Partnership for Peace Fund to fund projects that help build the foundation for a peaceful coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians and a sustainable two-state solution; and establish the Joint Investment of Peace Initiative to support the development of the Palestinian private sector economy and increased economic cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians. The bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8900: Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act
- 116-hr-8828: Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act
- 116-hr-8707: Middle East Advanced Military Technology Protection Act
- 116-hr-8406: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
- 116-hr-8402: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and to place the statue in the United States Capitol in National Statuar…
- 116-hr-8337: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7608 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7608)

## Related
- [116-hr-8900: Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8900)
- [116-hr-8828: Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8828)
- [116-hr-8707: Middle East Advanced Military Technology Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8707)
- [116-hr-8406: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending Septemb…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8406)
- [116-hr-8402: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Ruth Bader G…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8402)
- [116-hr-8337: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8337)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7608 (as of 2025-11-18).