Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
Latest action · Sep 19, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-164.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 9, 2014
- Passed HouseSep 17, 2014
- Passed SenateSep 18, 2014
- To the PresidentSep 19, 2014
- Became lawSep 19, 2014Public Law 113-164
Summary
(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.
Prohibits funds made available by section 101 to DOD from being used to initiate certain multi-year procurements.
(Sec. 104) Prohibits any appropriations or funds made available by section 101 from being used to initiate or resume any project or activity which was not funded in FY2014.
(Sec. 106) Provides that funding appropriated by this joint resolution shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) enactment of an appropriation for any project or activity funded in this joint resolution, (2) enactment of the applicable FY2015 appropriations Act without any provision for the project or activity, or (3) December 11, 2014.
(Sec. 111) Provides that entitlements and mandatory payments with budget authority provided in FY2014 appropriations Acts and activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall continue at the rate necessary to maintain program levels under current law through December 11, 2014.
(Sec. 112) Provides that funding made available by this joint resolution for civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each department and agency may be apportioned up to the rate of operations necessary to avoid furloughs. Requires all necessary actions to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative expenses to be taken prior to using this authority.
(Sec. 113) Permits funds appropriated by this joint resolution to be obligated and expended notwithstanding specified statutory provisions restricting appropriations for foreign assistance, the Department of State, international broadcasting, and intelligence activities in the absence of prior authorizations.
(Sec. 114) Extends designations for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism and disaster relief to funds provided by this joint resolution that previously carried those designations.
Exempts the designated funds and specified funds provided to the Social Security Administration from the across-the-board reduction included in section 101.
Provides that amounts designated by this joint resolution for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism shall be available only after the President also designates the amounts and transmits the designation to Congress.
(Sec. 116) Provides funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Commodity Assistance Program.
(Sec. 117) Permits the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to collect and spend user fees from outsourcing facilities that compound drugs.
(Sec. 118) Permits funds provided by this joint resolution to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction to be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to maintain the planned launch schedules for specified weather satellites.
(Sec. 119) Permits DOD to use specified Operation and Maintenance funds to clear unexploded ordnance from training ranges used by the Armed Forces in Afghanistan if the ranges are not transferred to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
(Sec. 120) Extends specified DOD authorities through the earlier of December 11, 2014, or the enactment of an Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of DOD.
(Sec. 121) Permits funds provided by this joint resolution to the Department of Energy (DOE) for the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund to be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to avoid disruption of continuing projects and activities.
(Sec. 122) Permits funds provided by this joint resolution to the DOE Defense Environment Cleanup account for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico to be obligated at the rate necessary for timely execution of activities necessary to restore and upgrade the repository.
(Sec. 123) Permits the District of Columbia to spend funds collected through local taxes and other non-federal sources.
(Sec. 124) Provides funding for salaries and expenses of the Office of Special Counsel.
(Sec. 125) Provides funding for general business loans authorized under the Small Business Act, and permits funds to be apportioned up to the rate necessary to accommodate increased demand for the loans.
(Sec. 126) Extends the Internet Tax Freedom Act through December 11, 2014.
(Sec. 127) Extends Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authority related to regulating security at high-risk chemical facilities through December 11, 2014.
(Sec. 128) Extends DHS authority to use certain procurement techniques for research and development projects through December 11, 2014.
(Sec. 129) Provides U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with funding flexibility to sustain staffing levels, border security operations, and immigration enforcement activities.
(Sec. 130) Extends the authority for the recreational fee programs of the Department of the Interior and USDA through December 11, 2015.
(Sec. 131) Extends authorities related to the establishment of a memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower through December 11, 2014. Provides that authority related to procurement for construction of the memorial shall not be in effect for the period covered by this joint resolution.
(Sec. 132) Extends authorities provided under the Social Security Act for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant program through December 11, 2014, excluding funding for studies and demonstrations. Specifies the funding level for the TANF contingency fund.
(Sec. 133) Excludes amounts appropriated in FY2014 for expansion of Early Head Start programs and for Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships from the FY2015 base grant calculations for Head Start grantees.
(Sec. 134) Extends through FY2015 authorities related to funding for the Department of Health and Human Service's (HHS's) Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
(Sec. 135) Permits funding provided by this joint resolution to HHS for Refugee and Entrant Assistance to be apportioned up to the rate of operations necessary to maintain program operations at the FY2014 level.
(Sec. 136) Provides funds to HHS to support acceleration of countermeasures and advanced research and development for addressing the Ebola virus.
(Sec. 137) Provides funds and transfer authority to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to respond to the outbreak of the Ebola virus in Africa.
(Sec. 138) Permits specified funds provided by this joint resolution to the Department of Education and HHS to be obligated in the account and budget structure set forth in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
(Sec. 139) Rescinds specified unobligated balances of amounts that were provided in the Children Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009.
(Sec. 140) Extends through December 11, 2014, provisions related to the crossing of H-2B nonimmigrants working in the seafood industry.
(Sec. 141) Provides funding for DOD military construction.
(Sec. 142) Provides funding to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the general operating expenses of the Veterans Benefits Administration.
(Sec. 143) Provides funding to the VA for the Office of Inspector General.
(Sec. 144) Extends the authorization for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through December 11, 2014.
(Sec. 145) Requires specified funds made available by this joint resolution to be obligated at a rate for operations as necessary to sustain assistance for Ukraine and independent states of the Former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe to counter external, regional aggression and influence.
(Sec. 146) Extends provisions prohibiting the use of funds for the enforcement of rules, regulations, policies, or guidelines related to an Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, OPIC's proposed modification to the Corporation's Environmental and Social Policy Statement relating to coal, and the Supplemental Guidelines for High Carbon Intensity Projects approved by the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
(Sec. 147) Extends the operating authority of the Export-Import Bank through June 30, 2015.
(Sec. 148) Extends through December 11, 2014, authorities related to insurance policies provided by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and air carrier liability for third party claims arising out of acts of terrorism.
(Sec. 149) Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance to elements of the Syrian opposition and other Syrian groups for: (1) defending the Syrian people from attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL); (2) Protecting the United States, its friends and allies, and the Syrian people from the threats posed by terrorists in Syria; and (3) Promoting the conditions for a negotiated settlement to end the conflict in Syria.
Requires the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to submit a report to Congress not later than 15 days prior to providing assistance authorized under this section to recipients for the first time.
Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit progress reports no later than 90 days after the submission of the initial required report and every 90 days thereafter.
Permits DOD to submit a reprogramming or transfer request to the congressional defense committees to carry out activities authorized under this section.
Permits DOD to accept and retain contributions, including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments to carry out activities authorized by this section subject to specified restrictions. Prohibits funds accepted from being obligated until a reprogramming action is submitted to the congressional defense committees.
Provides that the authority included in this section shall continue through the earlier of December 11, 2014, or the enactment of an Act authorizing FY2015 appropriations for the military activities of DOD.
Recorded votes 5
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate 270 | On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 124 | Joint Resolution Passed78–22 | Sep 18, 2014 |
| Senate 269 | On the Cloture Motion H.J.Res. 124 | Cloture Motion Agreed to73–27 | Sep 18, 2014 |
| House 509 | On Passage | Passed319–108 | Sep 17, 2014 |
| House 508 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Failed199–228 | Sep 17, 2014 |
| House 507 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Agreed to273–156 | Sep 17, 2014 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Appropriations Committee | Referred Sep 9, 2014 |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Sep 9, 2014 |
Actions 30
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2014Pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, H.J. Res. 124 was signed by the Speaker on Thursday, September 18, 2014.
- Sep 19, 2014Presented to President.
- Sep 19, 2014Signed by President.
- Sep 19, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-164.
- Sep 18, 2014Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5737-5763, S5763-5764)
- Sep 18, 2014Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 3853) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S5737; text: CR S5737)
- Sep 18, 2014Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S5737; text: CR S57637)
- Sep 18, 2014Cloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 73 - 27. Record Vote Number: 269. (consideration: CR S5764)
- Sep 18, 2014Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 3853) fell when cloture was invoked on the measure in Senate. (consideration: CR S5737)
- Sep 18, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 78 - 22. Record Vote Number: 270.
- Sep 18, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 17, 2014Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7637-7662)
- Sep 17, 2014Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule 19, the House resumed further consideration of H.J. Res. 124.
- Sep 17, 2014DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 722, the House proceeded with the remaining 3 hours and 30 minutes of debate on the McKeon Part B amendment.
- Sep 17, 2014Mrs. Bustos moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. (consideration: CR H7660-7662; text: CR H7660)
- Sep 17, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bustos motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the joint resolution to be reported back to the House with an amendment to extend the enactment date of the Export-Import Bank to September 30, 2021; and insert language to enact 3 additional bills upon passage of the joint resolution.
- Sep 17, 2014The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H7661)
- Sep 17, 2014On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 199 - 228 (Roll no. 508).
- Sep 17, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 319 - 108 (Roll no. 509).
- Sep 17, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 17, 2014Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Sep 16, 2014Rule H. Res. 722 passed House.
- Sep 16, 2014Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 722. (consideration: CR H7550-7576; text as amended in House: CR H7550-7552)
- Sep 16, 2014Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 124 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. The amendment printed in part B of the report of the Committe on Rules if offered by Rep. McKeon is debatable for 6 hours, equally divided and controlled.
- Sep 16, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.J. Res. 124.
- Sep 16, 2014DEBATE - Pursuant to H.Res. 722, the House proceeded with 6 hours of debate on the Part B McKeon amendment.
- Sep 16, 2014POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule 19, further consideration of H.J.Res. 124 is postponed.
- Sep 15, 2014Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 722 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 124 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. The amendment printed in part B of the report of the Committe on Rules if offered by Rep. McKeon is debatable for 6 hours, equally divided and controlled.
- Sep 9, 2014Introduced in House
- Sep 9, 2014Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 6
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 16, 2014H.J.Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015Including the Amendment in Part A of H. Rept. 113-600, as Approved by the House Committee on Rules on September 15, 2014
- Sep 10, 2014H.J.Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015As introduced in the House of Representatives on September 9, 2014
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7388.
CRS reports 64
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 64
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Amendments 16
Amendments offered to this resolution.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 722 | Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 124) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes. | Procedurally related | Sep 16, 2014 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
- Africa
- Alliances
- Appropriations
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional agencies
- Congressional officers and employees
- Congressional operations and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Customs enforcement
- Defense spending
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Defense
- Department of Education
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Department of Justice
- Department of Labor
- Department of State
- Department of the Interior
- Department of the Treasury
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- District of Columbia
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education programs funding
- Energy assistance for the poor and aged
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Europe
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Executive Office of the President
- Export-Import Bank of the United States
- Federal appellate courts
- Federal district courts
- Floods and storm protection
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Foreign aid and international relief
- General agriculture matters
- Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
- House of Representatives
- Housing and community development funding
- Immigration status and procedures
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Iraq
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Lakes and rivers
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Middle East
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military education and training
- Military facilities and property
- Military operations and strategy
- Mississippi River
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Rural conditions and development
- Russia
- Sales and excise taxes
- Senate
- State and local finance
- State and local taxation
- Supreme Court
- Syria
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
- Terrorism
- Transportation programs funding
- U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
- Ukraine
- Water resources funding
- World health
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 17, 2014Engrossed in House
- Sep 17, 2014Received in Senate
- Sep 9, 2014Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
