3.0.0 857 2022-03-03T21:31:57Z 2022-03-03T21:31:57Z House H HR 2013-02-27 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COOK:H.R. 857.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution:The Congress shall have the Power to lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;but all Duties, Imposts, and Excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States.[Page H702]]]> hsap00 Appropriations Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-02-27T15:03:15Z hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-02-27T15:03:10Z 2013-02-27 Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsap00 Appropriations Committee 2013-02-27 Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsbu00 Budget Committee 2013-02-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-02-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 N Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Congressional oversight Defense spending Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure Economics and Public Finance 00 2013-02-27 Introduced in House 2013-04-12T15:26:08Z Protect Troops at War Act of 2013 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate for FY2013-FY2014 the reductions to discretionary appropriations or direct spending for the defense function of the Department of Defense (DOD). Requires the reductions that would otherwise have occurred to be added to and distributed equally among the sequestration for such function for FY2015-FY2021.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to transfer amounts appropriated for DOD by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution among DOD accounts. Requires account amounts, after such transfer, to be consistent with amounts appropriated or authorized for such accounts under a DOD appropriations or authorization Act for FY2013. Requires 15 days' advance notice of such transfers to the congressional defense and appropriations committees.

]]> Protect Troops at War Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Protect Troops at War Act of 2013 Display Title Protect Troops at War Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To amend section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate the Department of Defense sequestration for fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and sequester such eliminated sums over a period of fiscal years 2015 through 2021. Introduced in House 2013-02-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr857ih/xml/BILLS-113hr857ih.xml 2013-02-27 Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.