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Version 82 · Passed Senate without amendment · Oct 3, 2013
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Authorizes expenditures by the following Senate committees for FY2014 and for October 1, 2014-February 28, 2015: (1) Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; (2) Armed Services; (3) Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; (4) Budget; (5) Commerce, Science, and Transportation; (6) Energy and Natural Resources; (7) Environment and Public Works; (8) Finance; (9) Foreign Relations; (10) Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; (11) Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; (12) Judiciary; (13) Rules and Administration; (14) Small Business and Entrepreneurship; (15) Veterans' Affairs; (16) Special Committee on Aging; (17) Select Committee on Intelligence; and (18) Indian Affairs.
Authorizes establishment of a special reserve within funds for Inquiries and Investigations, to be available to any committee to meet specified unpaid obligations or expenses.
People & committees
Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D–NY
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By Senator Schumer from Committee on Rules and Administration filed written report. Report No. 113-116.
By Senator Schumer from Committee on Rules and Administration filed written report. Report No. 113-116.
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7170)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7170)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 198.
Committee on Rules and Administration. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Schumer. Without written report. (text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S6755-6759)
Committee on Rules and Administration. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Schumer. Without written report.(text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S6755-6759)
Introduced in Senate
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