House joint resolution · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Food and Drug Administration Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 3, 2013
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseOct 7, 2013 · 235–162
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 9, 2013 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 212.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 77.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 77, Food and Drug Administration Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014” on October 4, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As Introduced in the House of Representatives on October 3, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 4, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44641
- CBO publication date
- October 4, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 77, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hjres/77
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
985e73b83e65444f7925cbb38dfc9cd3781e93db13d3fce2ced0a14100916abd
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ADERHOLT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6224):The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law. . . .'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States. . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine their…Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 801 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 77, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hjres/77
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
985e73b83e65444f7925cbb38dfc9cd3781e93db13d3fce2ced0a14100916abd
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Aderholt.
- H.J.Res. 75 (113th) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
- H.R. 2410 (113th) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014
- H.R. 4800 (113th) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
- H.R. 4635 (113th) Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014
- H.R. 2729 (113th) Housing Assistance Eligibility Verification Act of 2013
- H.Con.Res. 56 (113th) Expressing the sense of Congress that a certain lock and dam should be known and designated as the "Donald G. Waldon Lock and Dam".
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.