Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013


Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 was a bill passed by the United States House of Representatives of the 113th United States Congress. The bill prevented a government shutdown and funded the federal government through September 30, 2013 as it replaced a continuing resolution which expired on March 27, 2013.
It also required the United States Postal Service to continue regular mail delivery on Saturdays.

Provisions of the act

This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Research Service, a public domain source.
The Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 appropriated funds for FY2013 to the Department of Defense (DOD) for:
The act specified authorized, restricted, and prohibited uses of the funds that had been appropriated.
The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 appropriated funds for FY2013 for the Department of Defense for:
The act also appropriated funds for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for:
The act also appropriated funds for:
The act included specific restrictions and authorities regarding the use of funds appropriated.
The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 made continuing appropriations for FY2013 to a variety of other federal agencies and programs. The act appropriated amounts for continuing operations, projects, or activities which were conducted in FY2012 and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in:
This act established the levels of funding for FY2013 for departments and agencies included under the list of acts above, and it specifies the authorized, restricted, and prohibited uses of those appropriated funds.
Finally, the act rescinded, except as specified, defined applicable percentages of:

Procedural history

First passage in the House

H.R. 933 was introduced into the United States House of Representatives on March 4, 2013 by Hal Rogers. It was referred to the Appropriations Committee and the Budget Committee. The bill passed the House on March 6, 2013, 267-151.

Passage in the Senate

H.R. 933 was received in the United States Senate on March 7, 2013. H.R. 933 passed the Senate with an amendment, 73 – 26.

Second passage in the House

As H.R. 933 had passed in the Senate in amended form, it had to be considered a second time in the House. The House approved it again on March 21, 2013, 318-109.

Presidential signature

H.R. 933 was then presented to the President of the United States Barack Obama on March 22, 2013. He signed it on March 26, 2013, whereupon it became Public Law 113-6.