Amendments Proposed to HR 2740 – First FY 2020 Spending Minibus

The House Rules Committee will meet Monday to consider what amendments will be considered next week during the consideration of HR 2740, the first FY 2020 spending bill to be considered in the House. HR 2740 will include the original HR 2740 (LHHE), HR 2729 (Legislative Branch), HR 2968 (DOD), HR 2839 (State), and HR 2960 (EW).

The Rules Committee HR 2740 web site lists the 521 amendments that have been submitted to the Committee. Two of those amendments (to the HR 2960 portion of the bill) would affect Cybersecurity, Energy Security, And Emergency Response (CESER) spending in the Department of Energy.

• Division E, #3, Rep. Walberg (R,MI); and

• Division E, # 70, Rep. Gosar (R,AZ)

The Walberg amendment would add $7 million to the CESER account ($150 million). The money would be taken from the DOE administration account ($264 million).

The Gosar amendment would add $3 million to the CESER account ($150 million). The money would be taken from the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ($2,651 million).