Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014
Long title	Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes
Announced in	the 113th United States Congress
Sponsored by	Rep. Diane Black (R, TN-6)
Number of co-sponsors	103
Citations
Public law	Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 113–46 (text) (PDF)
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 2775 by Rep. Diane Black (R, TN-6) on July 22, 2013; Committee consideration by United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House Committee on Ways and Means, United States House Energy Subcommittee on Health; Passed the House on September 12, 2013 (Roll Call Vote 458: 235-191); Passed the Senate as the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 on October 16, 2013 (Recorded Vote 219: 81-18) with amendment; House agreed to Senate amendment on October 16, 2013 (Roll Call Vote 550: 285-144); Signed into law by President Barack Obama on October 17, 2013;

The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 113–46 (text) (PDF); H.R. 2775) is a law used to resolve both the United States federal government shutdown of 2013 and the United States debt-ceiling crisis of 2013. After the Republican-led House of Representatives could not agree on an originating resolution to end the government crisis, as had been agreed, the Democratic-led Senate used bill H.R. 2775 to resolve the impasse and to satisfy the Origination Clause requirement of Article One of the United States Constitution, which requires that revenue bills must originate in the House of Representatives. Traditionally, appropriation bills also originate in the House of Representatives.^[1]

The original bill, H.R. 2775, was introduced into the House of Representatives on July 22, 2013 as the No Subsidies Without Verification Act. It sought to declare that no premium tax credits or reductions in cost-sharing for the purchase of qualified health benefit plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, often informally known as "Obamacare") shall be allowed before the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) certifies to Congress that there is a program in place, consistent with PPACA requirements, that verifies the household income and coverage requirements of individuals applying for such credits and cost-sharing reduction.^[2] The bill passed the House on September 12, 2013.

On October 16, 2013, the Senate amended the bill, renaming it the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014, adding a continuing resolution to fund the government until January 15, 2014, and suspending the U.S. debt ceiling until February 7, 2014, in addition to other matters, while retaining the House's original PPACA verification provision. The Senate passed the bill that evening on an 81–18 vote. The House also passed it on the same day by a 285–144 margin, and President Barack Obama signed the bill shortly after midnight, on October 17.^[3]^[4]

^ Oleszek, Walter J. (2011). Congressional Procedures and the Policy Process, 8th ed. Washington, DC 20037: CQ Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-60426-613-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
^ Cite error: The named reference 2775sum was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Montgomery, Lori; Helderman, Rosalind S. (October 16, 2013). "Obama signs bill to raise debt limit, reopen government". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
^ "Text of Continuing Funding Resolution". United States Senate Committee on Appropriations. Retrieved October 17, 2013.

[1] Oleszek, Walter J. (2011). Congressional Procedures and the Policy Process, 8th ed. Washington, DC 20037: CQ Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-60426-613-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

[2775sum-2] Cite error: The named reference 2775sum was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[wapo-signs-3] Montgomery, Lori; Helderman, Rosalind S. (October 16, 2013). "Obama signs bill to raise debt limit, reopen government". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 17, 2013.

[4] "Text of Continuing Funding Resolution". United States Senate Committee on Appropriations. Retrieved October 17, 2013.

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