House joint resolution · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-44
Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
Became law on Oct 10, 2013.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 8, 2013
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseOct 9, 2013 · 425–0
- Passed SenateOct 10, 2013 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentOct 10, 2013
- Became lawOct 10, 2013
Latest action: Oct 10, 2013 — Became Public Law No: 113-44.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 91.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 91, Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014” on October 10, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As cleared by the Congress on October 10, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 10, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44652
- CBO publication date
- October 10, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 91, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hjres/91
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
54954a81f1f650bc030dac99061699d21a4fbbd1915252e42fe3cb3a8ab94afd
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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. FRELINGHUYSEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6412):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 ↗
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- Statement length
- 822 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 91, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hjres/91
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
54954a81f1f650bc030dac99061699d21a4fbbd1915252e42fe3cb3a8ab94afd
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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
20 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 9 Democrats
9 of 20 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.
Ron Barber (D-AZ), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Denny Heck (D-WA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Billy Long (R-MO), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Michael Turner (R-OH), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), C. W. Young (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen.
- H.J.Res. 76 (113th) Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Resolution, 2014
- H.R. 2609 (113th) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014
- H.R. 4870 (113th) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015
- H.R. 712 (113th) To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024.
- H.R. 2103 (113th) To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban…
- H.R. 2104 (113th) Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers Act of 2013
Sponsor’s state and district
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