Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 394.

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HouseJun 26, 2012IntroducedOfficial record

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Related Senate bill: S.3301 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013

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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 - Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for FY2013 for the Department of the Treasury.

Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for FY2013 for the Executive Office of the President.

Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for FY2013 for the U.S. Supreme Court and other federal courts and related offices.

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District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for FY2013 for the District of Columbia.

Makes appropriations for FY2013 for: (1) the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), (2) the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), (3) the Election Assistance Commission, (4) the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), (5) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), (6) the Federal Election Commission (FEC), (7) the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), (8) the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), (9) the General Services Administration (GSA), (10) the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation, (11) the Merit Systems Protection Board, (12) the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, (13) the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund, (14) the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), (15) the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), (16) the NCUA Community Development Revolving Loan Fund, (17) the Office of Government Ethics, (18) the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), including its Office of Inspector General, (19) the Office of Special Counsel, (20) the Postal Regulatory Commission, (21) the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, (22) the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), (23) the Selective Service System, (24) the Small Business Administration (SBA), (25) the United States Postal Service, and (26) the United States Tax Court. Specifies certain uses and limits on or prohibitions against the use of funds appropriated by this Act.

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Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] · R–MO

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Appropriations Committee

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Jun 26, 2012
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 394.
Jun 26, 2012
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 112-550, by Mrs. Emerson.
Jun 26, 2012
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 112-550, by Mrs. Emerson.
Jun 26, 2012
Introduced in House

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