H.R. 857: Protect Troops at War Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-27 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-27 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Protect Troops at War Act of 2013

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Protect Troops at War Act of 2013 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate for FY2013-FY2014 the reductions to discretionary appropriations or direct spending for the defense function of the Department of Defense (DOD). Requires the reductions that would otherwise have occurred to be added to and distributed equally among the sequestration for such function for FY2015-FY2021. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to transfer amounts appropriated for DOD by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution among DOD accounts. Requires account amounts, after such transfer, to be consistent with amounts appropriated or authorized for such accounts under a DOD appropriations or authorization Act for FY2013. Requires 15 days' advance notice of such transfers to the congressional defense and appropriations committees.

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Official text

Protect Troops at War Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] · 0 cosponsors

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr857.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr857 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113