Embassy Security Funds Transfer Act of 2013
Latest action · Feb 5, 2013 Held at the desk.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2013
- Passed SenateFeb 4, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Embassy Security Funds Transfer Act of 2013 - Authorizes funds appropriated under the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2012 under the headings "Diplomatic and Consular Programs" and "Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance" to be transferred between such headings.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 4, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Feb 4, 2013 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Feb 4, 2013 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Feb 4, 2013 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Feb 4, 2013 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Feb 4, 2013 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Feb 4, 2013 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Feb 4, 2013 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Feb 4, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Feb 4, 2013 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Feb 4, 2013 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Feb 4, 2013 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Feb 4, 2013 |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Original | Feb 4, 2013 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Feb 4, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Feb 4, 2013 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2013Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Feb 5, 2013Received in the House.
- Feb 5, 2013Held at the desk.
- Feb 4, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Feb 4, 2013Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S476-477; text as passed Senate: CR S477)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3605 | Barbara Boxer D-CA | May 20, 2013 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S476, S477Text printed S477 | Patrick J. Leahy D-VT, Rand Paul R-KY, Richard Blumenthal D-CT | Feb 4, 2013 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43195 | Securing U.S. Diplomatic Facilities and Personnel Abroad: Legislative and Executive Branch Initiatives Archived | Report | Dec 23, 2014 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the transfer of certain funds to improve security at United States embassies and other diplomatic facilities worldwide, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Embassy Security Funds Transfer Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Embassy Security Funds Transfer Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2013Engrossed in Senate
- Feb 4, 2013Considered and Passed Senate
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 bill 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.
