About the resolution
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (H.J.Res. 59; Pub.L. 113–67) is a federal statute concerning spending and the budget in the United States, that was signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 26, 2013. On December 10, 2013, pursuant to the provisions of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 calling for a joint budget conference to work on possible compromises, Representative Paul Ryan and Senator Patty Murray announced a compromise that they had agreed to after extended discussions between them. The law raises the sequestration caps for fiscal years 2014 and 2015, in return for extending the imposition of the caps into 2022 and 2023, and miscellaneous savings elsewhere in the budget. Overall, the bill is projected to lower the deficit by $23 billion over the long term.
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Sponsor and status
113th Congress (2013–2015)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 26, 2013
This resolution was enacted after being signed by the President on December 26, 2013.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Rep. Chu Votes Against Budget Deal that Fails Unemployed Americans”
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Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA27]
on Dec 13, 2013
“End of the Year Report”
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Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY5]
on Dec 28, 2013
“Sires Votes to Normalize the Budget Process”
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Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ8]
on Dec 13, 2013
History
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Sep 10, 2013
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Sep 19, 2013
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 352 (113th). |
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Sep 20, 2013
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Passed House (Senate next)
The resolution was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Sep 27, 2013
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. |
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Sep 28, 2013
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 366 (113th). |
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Sep 29, 2013
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the House with an Amendment. |
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Sep 30, 2013
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 367 (113th). |
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Sep 30, 2013
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the House with an Amendment 2. |
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Oct 1, 2013
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 368 (113th). |
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Dec 12, 2013
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the House with an Amendment 3. |
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Dec 18, 2013
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Senate Agreed to Changes
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
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Dec 26, 2013
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.J.Res. 59 (113th) was a joint resolution in the United States Congress.
A joint resolution is often used in the same manner as a bill. If passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and signed by the President, it becomes a law. Joint resolutions are also used to propose amendments to the Constitution.
Resolutions numbers restart every two years. That means there are other resolutions with the number H.J.Res. 59. This is the one from the 113th Congress.
This joint resolution was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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