H.Res. 174: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Speaker should immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete work on a fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate.

H.Res. 174: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Speaker should immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete work on a fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-23 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Van Hollen. Petition No: 113-3. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/113/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0003.xml">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Van Hollen. Petition No: 113-3. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/113/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0003.xml">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Speaker should immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete work on a fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate.

Plain summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Speaker should follow regular House procedure and immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to negotiate a FY2014 budget resolution conference agreement with the Senate.

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Official text

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Speaker should immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to complete work on a fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] · 181 cosponsors

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Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Bill Foster (D-IL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Danny K. Davis (D-IL) and 121 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (3)

Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
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.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hres174.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hres>

Record fed-us-cong113-hres174 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113