Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
Latest action. Became public lawWhat a bill becomes when enacted, numbered by Congress and order of enactment: Public Law 119-4 is the 4th law of the 119th Congress.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) No: 113-164.
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 17, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Highlights:
The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 provides continuing FY2015 appropriations to federal agencies until December 11, 2014, or enactment of specified appropriations legislation.
The joint resolution also authorizes the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to provide assistance in Syria.
It also extends the operating authority of the Export-Import Bank, provides funding to respond to the outbreak of the Ebola virus in Africa, provides U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with funding flexibility, and extends the Internet Tax Freedom Act.
Full Summary:
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 - Provides continuing FY2015 appropriations to federal agencies at the current annual rate until December 11, 2014, or enactment of specified appropriations legislation.
(Sec. 101) Appropriates funds to federal agencies for continuing projects and activities at the rate and under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable divisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014:
the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014;
the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014;
the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014;
the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014;
the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014;
the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014;
the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014;
the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014;
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014;
the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014;
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014; and
the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014.
Reduces the rate of operations provided in this section by 0.0554%.
(Sec. 102) Prohibits funds provided by section 101 for the Department of Defense (DOD) from being used for: (1) new production of items not funded in FY2014 or prior years; (2) an increase in production rates above those sustained with FY2014 funds; or (3) the initiation, resumption, or continuation of any project, activity, operation, or organization for which funds or authority were not available during FY2014.
The summary continues for 48 more paragraphs. Read it in full on Congress.gov
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Public Law" stage on September 19, 2014. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
This joint resolution has been enacted. It is law.
The record's latest action, on September 19, 2014: Became Public Law No: 113-164.
What is a joint resolution, exactly?
A joint resolution travels the same road as a bill: both chambers pass it and the President signs it, and it then has the same force as any other law. The label is largely a matter of custom, often used for narrow or time-limited measures.
One exception matters. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution is not sent to the President at all. It goes to the states, and three quarters of them have to ratify it.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
HAROLD ROGERS (R-KY) introduced it on September 9, 2014. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
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Vote history
- HousePassed
- SenatePassed
- PresidentSigned into law