Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014
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The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (H.R. 3547, nicknamed the Cromnibus) is an
Background
The
In 2013, the House of Representatives passed its budget proposal, H.Con.Res. 25, prior to the submission of the President's budget proposal, as did the Senate S.Con.Res. 8. The House and Senate
Several attempts were made to carry on with the regular appropriations process. The House passed the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (H.R. 2216, June 4, 2013), the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 (H.R. 2217, June 6, 2013), the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (H.R. 2609, July 10, 2013), the Department of State Operations and Embassy Security Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2014 (H.R. 2848, September 29, 2013), and the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 (H.R. 2397, July 24, 2103).[2] None of these bills were voted on by the Senate. All twelve regular appropriations bills were introduced in the House and the Senate, but these five were the only ones to receive a vote by either body.[2] Congress makes appropriations on a yearly basis. If no appropriations had been made by October 1, 2013, when Fiscal Year 2014 began, the federal government would have to shut down due to lack of funding.
With the October 1, 2013 deadline nearing, Congress turned its attention to passing a
After 16 days of a federal government shutdown, Congress was able to agree to a new continuing resolution, and the
As the January 15, 2014 deadline to provide additional appropriations approached, the House and Senate agreed to pass another continuing resolution, this one until January 18, 2014, to provide more time to work on this omnibus appropriations bill.
Provisions of the bill
Open access
Section 527 of the bill is a provision for providing
Congressional Budget Office report
This summary is based on the summary provided by the Congressional Budget Office, a public domain source.[17]
CBO Estimate of Discretionary Appropriations for Fiscal year 2014, Including H.R. 3547, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, as posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on January 13, 2014.[17]
Subcommittee | Total Appropriations - Budget Authority |
---|---|
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies | 20,880,000 |
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies | 51,600,000 |
Defense | 572,042,000 |
Energy and Water Development
|
34,060,000 |
Financial Services and General Government | 21,851,000 |
Homeland Security | 45,123,000 |
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies | 30,058,000 |
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies | 157,697,000 |
Legislative Branch | 4,258,000 |
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies | 73,299,000 |
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs | 49,001,000 |
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies | 50,856,000 |
Total | 1,110,725,000 |
Procedural history
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (H.R. 3547) began its life as the "
One month later, the House and Senate leadership decided to use H.R. 3547 as a vehicle for passing the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014. The House leadership intended to vote on an amendment to the bill on January 15, 2014 so that the Senate would have a chance to work on it before the deadline.[19] That amendment turned out to be 1,500 pages long and included all of the consolidated appropriations needed to fund the federal government until October 1, 2014.[19] The original material for the Space Launch Liability Indeminification Extension Act became one paragraph in Section 8.[20]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-87289-303-0.
- ^ a b c d "Status of Appropriations Legislation for Fiscal Year 2014". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on September 22, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ^ Kasperowicz, Pete (January 14, 2014). "Tuesday: Passing the short-term spending bill". The Hill. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
- ^ a b Bill Heniff Jr.; Megan Suzanne Lynch; Jessica Tollestrup (December 3, 2012). "Introduction to the Federal Budget Process" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ Heniff Jr., Bill (November 26, 2012). "Basic Federal Budgeting Terminology" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
- ^ Gleckman, Howard. "Don't Hold Your Breath For A Budget: House, Senate Aren't Even Trying To Reconcile Bills". Forbes. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
- ^ "Obama Will Send Fiscal 2014 Budget to Congress April 10". Bloomberg L.P. March 28, 2013.
- ^ a b "H.J.Res 59 - Summary". United States Congress. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ "H.J.Res 59 - All Actions". United States Congress. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ^ Bolton, Alexander (September 30, 2013). "Senate rejects House funding bill with government shutdown in clear sight". The Hill. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
- ^ Kasperowicz, Pete (October 2, 2013). "House passes bills to fund DC, parks and medical research". The Hill. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ Kasperowicz, Pete (October 8, 2013). "Tuesday: Education bills next up in the House". The Hill. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ Kasperowicz, Pete (October 7, 2013). "Monday:Government shutdown enters second week". The Hill. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ a b Montgomery, Lori; Helderman, Rosalind S. (October 16, 2013). "Obama signs bill to raise debt limit, reopen government". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ Lisa desjardins; Deirdre Walsh (December 10, 2013). "Budget deal aims to avert another shutdown". CNN. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
- ^ a b Kamdar, Adi (January 16, 2014). "Newly Passed Appropriations Bill Makes Even More Publicly Funded Research Available Online". eff.org. Electronic Frontier Foundation. Retrieved January 20, 2014., which highlights the relevant text in the source document
- ^ a b "H.R. 3547 Report" (PDF). Congressional Budget Office. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
- ^ a b "H.R. 3547 - All Actions". United States Congress. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ a b Wasson, Erik (January 13, 2014). "$1T omnibus spending bill unveiled". The Hill. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
- ^ "Rules Committee Print 113-32 House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to the Text of H.R. 3547" (PDF). U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
External links
- Library of Congress - Thomas H.R. 3547
- beta.congress.gov H.R. 3547
- GovTrack.us H.R. 3547
- OpenCongress.org H.R. 3547
- WashingtonWatch.com H.R. 3547
Government Sources:
- Rules Committee Print 113-32 House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to the Text of H.R. 3547 - this is the text of the bill as it was introduced on January 13, 2014
- Congressional Budget Office report on the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014
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