Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133) is a $2.3 trillion spending bill that combines $900 billion in stimulus relief for the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States with a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill for the 2021 federal fiscal year (combining 12 separate annual appropriations bills) and prevents a government shutdown. The bill is one of the largest spending measures ever enacted, surpassing the $2.2 trillion CARES Act, enacted in March 2020. The legislation is the first bill to address the pandemic since April 2020. According to the Senate Historical Office, at 5,593 pages, the legislation is the longest bill ever passed by Congress.

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Long titleAn act making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and relief, and for other purposes.
Enacted bythe 116th United States Congress
EffectiveDecember 27, 2020
Citations
Public lawPub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 116–260 (text) (PDF)
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as H.R. 133 (United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act) by Henry Cuellar (D-TX) on January 3, 2019
  • Committee consideration by United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Passed the House of Representatives on January 10, 2019 (voice vote)
  • Passed the Senate on January 15, 2020 (unanimous consent) with amendment
  • House agreed to Senate amendment on December 21, 2020 (327–85 and 359–53 as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) with further amendment
  • Senate agreed to House amendment on December 21, 2020 (92–6)
  • Signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 27, 2020

The bill was passed by both houses of Congress on December 21, 2020, with large bipartisan majorities in support. The bill was the product of weeks of intense negotiations and compromise between Democrats and Republicans during the lame-duck session. After initially criticizing the bill, President Donald Trump signed it into law on December 27.

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