Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Long title	Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.
Announced in	the 114th United States Congress
Codification
Authorizations of appropriations	$1.15 trillion
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 2029 by Charles Dent (R-PA) on March 24, 2015; Passed the House on April 30, 2015 (255-163); Signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 18, 2015;

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (H.R. 2029, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 114–113 (text) (PDF)), also known as the 2016 omnibus spending bill, is the United States appropriations legislation passed during the 114th Congress which provides spending permission to a number of federal agencies for the fiscal year of 2016. The bill authorizes $1.1 trillion in spending, as well as $700 billion in tax breaks. The bill provides funding to the federal government through September 30, 2016.

The legislation contains the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015.

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