House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-235
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015
Became law on Dec 16, 2014.
Sponsor: Rep. Donna Christensen D-VIWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 2013
- Committee actionJul 17, 2013
- Passed HouseSep 15, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 18, 2014 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesDec 11, 2014
- To the PresidentDec 16, 2014
- Became lawDec 16, 2014
Latest action: Dec 16, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-235.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 83.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 83, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015” on December 10, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on December 9, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 10, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/49846
- CBO publication date
- December 10, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 83, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/83
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Cost Estimate for Divisions O and P, relating to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, proposed as an amendment to H.R. 83, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015” on December 10, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on December 9, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 10, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/49847
- CBO publication date
- December 10, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 83, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/83
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-483 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 20, 2014.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 20, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/483
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 83, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/83
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H35):``Article IV, section 3 of the Constitution of the United States grant Congress the authority to make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States.''Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 2, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 212 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 83, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/83
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Congress.gov noteH.Rept.113-655 accompanying H.Res.776, Rules Committee Print 113-59, and the explanatory statement printed in the December 11, 2014, Congressional Record provide additional details related to the bill as agreed to by the House on 12/11/2014.Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 2, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 83, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/83
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 2, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d509fe74b5c19bec29f15049fccc91edc589326e726192ec3523d22a1f7d4950
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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
4 cosponsors — 4 Democrats
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR), Gregorio Sablan (D-MP).
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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.