H.R. 3225: Making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits in the event of a Government shutdown.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-10-01 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-10-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits in the event of a Government shutdown.

Plain summary

Appropriates for FY2014, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2014 are not in effect, such sums as are necessary, at a rate for operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for FY2013 and under the authority and conditions provided in such Acts, to administer and furnish the compensation, pension benefits, readjustment benefits, insurance and indemnities, housing benefits, and vocational rehabilitation benefits provided for under federal veterans' benefits laws. Requires the appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act to remain available until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) enactment of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made available in this Act, (2) enactment of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose, or (3) January 1, 2015.

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Official text

Making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits in the event of a Government shutdown.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] · 46 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

David Schweikert (R-AZ), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Roger Williams (R-TX), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Andy Harris (R-MD), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tom McClintock (R-CA), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ)

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
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 (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr3225.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3225 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113