# 116-hr-7617: Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021

116-hr-7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by PETER VISCLOSKY (D-IN); 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-7617
- Congress: 116
- Title: Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
- Introduced: 2020-07-16
- Sponsor: PETER VISCLOSKY (D-IN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2021 This bill provides FY2021 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. (The bill 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.) Within the DOD budget, the bill provides appropriations for Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; and Revolving and Management Funds. The bill 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. The bill provides appropriations for (1) Related Agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund and the Intelligence Community Management Account; and (2) Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism. The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8363: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 116-hr-8294: National Apprenticeship Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7935: Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7864: Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7838: To provide for certain temporary waivers with respect to the 340B drug discount program due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes.
- 116-hr-7691: Mixed Earner Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-7617 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7617)

## Related
- [116-hr-8363: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8363)
- [116-hr-8294: National Apprenticeship Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8294)
- [116-hr-7935: Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7935)
- [116-hr-7864: Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7864)
- [116-hr-7838: To provide for certain temporary waivers with respect to the 340B drug discount…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7838)
- [116-hr-7691: Mixed Earner Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7691)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7617 (as of 2025-11-18).