H.J.Res. 72: Veterans Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2013-10-01 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 207.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-10-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 517 (2013): Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair, HJRES72 (2013-10-03), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 207. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Veterans Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Veterans Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 - Makes appropriations for FY2014 for veterans' benefits, specifically for entitlements and other mandatory payments whose budget authority was provided in the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division E of P.L. 113-6), to continue activities at the rate to maintain program levels under current law, under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for FY2013, to be continued through December 15, 2013. Allows obligations for mandatory payments due on or about the first day of any month that begins after October 2013 but not later than 30 days after December 15, 2013, to continue to be made and makes funds available for such payments. Provides amounts for "Department of Veterans Affairs--Departmental Administration--General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration" at a specified rate for operations, subject to the authority and conditions as provided under P.L. 113-6, and makes them available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by such Act. Makes appropriations and funds made available and authority granted under this joint resolution available until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this joint resolution, (2) enactment into law of the applicable appropriations Act for FY2014 without any provision for such project or activity, or (3) December 15, 2013. Expresses the sense of Congress that this joint resolution may also be referred to as the Honoring Our Promise to America's Veterans Act.

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Official text

Veterans Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Sponsor: Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] · 0 cosponsors

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Recorded votes

House roll call 506 (2013): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HJRES72 (2013-10-01): Failed
House roll call 517 (2013): Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair, HJRES72 (2013-10-03): Passed
House roll call 518 (2013): On Passage, HJRES72 (2013-10-03): Passed

Words on this page, explained (4)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Joint resolution: In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.
Obligation: A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.
Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hjres72.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hjres>

Record fed-us-cong113-hjres72 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113