About the resolution
This bill extended federal government funding through May 5, 2017. It was enacted on the day funding was to end. The federal government is currently funded through "continuing appropriations" legislation that maintains government spending levels as they were for arbitrary periods of time. Traditionally, though not recently, the federal government was funded by major funding legislation for a whole fiscal year at a time. If an appropriations law is not enacted before the last one lapses, non-critical federal government functions shut down.
Sponsor and status
Rodney Frelinghuysen
Sponsor. Representative for New Jersey's 11th congressional district. Republican.
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Apr 28, 2017
This resolution was enacted after being signed by the President on April 28, 2017.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Sessions Statement on the Short-Term Continuing Resolution”
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Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX17]
on Apr 28, 2017
“Walz Statement on One-Week Continuing Resolution”
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Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN1, 2007-2018]
on Apr 28, 2017
“Congressman Massie's Statement on H. J Res. 99 \"No\" Vote”
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Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY4]
on Apr 28, 2017
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What stakeholders are saying
History
H.J.Res. 99 (115th) 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. 99. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This joint resolution was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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