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The federal budget process occurs in two stages: appropriations and authorizations. This is an appropriations bill, which sets overall spending limits by agency or program. (Authorizations direct how federal funds should or should not be used.) Appropriations are typically made for single fiscal years (October 1 through September 30 of the next year).
Introduced:
Jun 17, 2013 113th Congress, 2013–2015
Status:
Died in a previous Congress
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on July 24, 2013 but was never passed by the Senate.
This is the first step in the legislative process.
Jun 17, 2013
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