S. 2648: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2014-07-23 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Cloture motion on the bill rendered moot in Senate.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-07-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: Senate vote 251 (2014): On the Motion to Table, S2648 (2014-07-31), Motion to Table Failed. See all
Where it stands now: Cloture motion on the bill rendered moot in Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2014

Plain summary

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2014 - Appropriates supplemental funds for FY2014 to specified federal agencies and programs to respond to the increased apprehensions of unaccompanied children and minors along the southwestern border, fight wildfires, and support Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile defense system. Provides appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ); the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); and the Department of State to cover necessary expenses to respond to the significant rise in unaccompanied children and adults with children at the southwest border. Provides appropriations for the U.S Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Forest Service to cover anticipated wildfire suppression funding shortfalls if funds previously provided for wildfire suppression will be exhausted imminently and USDA notifies the appropriations committees of the need for additional funds. Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require certain adjustments to discretionary spending limits for FY2015-FY2021 for wildfire suppression operations in the wildland fire management accounts at the Department of the Interior and the USDA. Provides appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) to assist the government of Israel with procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-range rocket threats. Designates funding provided in the Act as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget And Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Specifies authorized, restricted, and prohibited uses of appropriated funds.

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Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2014

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Sponsor: Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · 0 cosponsors

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Recorded votes

Senate vote 250 (2014): On the Cloture Motion, S2648 (2014-07-30): Cloture Motion Agreed to
Senate vote 251 (2014): On the Motion to Table, S2648 (2014-07-31): Motion to Table Failed
Senate vote 252 (2014): On the Motion, S2648 (2014-07-31): Motion Rejected

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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.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s2648.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>

Record fed-us-cong113-s2648 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113