3.0.0 215 2023-01-11T13:29:12Z 2023-01-11T13:29:12Z House HR 2015-01-08 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 3 (Thursday, January 8, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BROWN of Florida:H.R. 215.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Pursuant to Article I, section 18--``The Congress shallhave Power To make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Governmentof the United States, or in any Department or Officerthereof.''[Page H156]]]> hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-01-08T15:01:15Z 2015-01-08 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsbu00 Budget Committee 2015-01-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] CORRINE BROWN D FL 5 N Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Department of Veterans Affairs Executive agency funding and structure Economics and Public Finance 00 2015-01-08 Introduced in House 2015-01-20T22:49:05Z Defending Veterans from Sequestration Act of 2015

Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exempt administrative expenses of the Department of Veterans Affairs from any presidential sequestration order issued under that Act.

]]> Defending Veterans from Sequestration Act of 2015 Display Title Defending Veterans from Sequestration Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to clarify the treatment of administrative expenses of the Department of Veterans Affairs during sequestration. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Defending Veterans from Sequestration Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr215ih/xml/BILLS-114hr215ih.xml 2015-01-08 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. 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.