H.Res. 984: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the use of continuing resolutions to fund defense-related activities erodes military readiness and poses an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States.
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H.Res. 984: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the use of continuing resolutions to fund defense-related activities erodes military readiness and poses an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States.
115th Congress · introduced 2018-07-06 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2018-07-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Taylor, Scott [R-VA-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the use of continuing resolutions to fund defense-related activities erodes military readiness and poses an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States.
Plain summary
Affirms that Congress should pass all defense-related appropriations for a fiscal year before the fiscal year begins because continuing resolutions erode military readiness and pose an unacceptable risk to national security.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the use of continuing resolutions to fund defense-related activities erodes military readiness and poses an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Taylor, Scott [R-VA-2] · 1 cosponsors
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Words on this page, explained (6)
- Appropriation
- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
- Continuing resolution
- A temporary law that keeps government agencies funded, usually at the previous year's levels, when the regular yearly spending bills are not finished by the start of the fiscal year.
- 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.
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hres984.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hres>
Record fed-us-cong115-hres984 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115