Fiscal Sanity Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3213
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2013-09-28
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations

Budget deficits and national debt

Executive agency funding and structure

Food assistance and relief

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2013-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Anti-Self-Destruction Act or the Fiscal Sanity Act of 2013 - Makes FY2014 appropriations for: (1) each project or activity for which budget authority was provided in the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (P.L. 113-6) in an amount equal to the authority provided in such Act, as reduced pursuant to the presidential sequestration order dated March 1, 2013, to remain available for a comparable period of availability; and (2) entitlements and other mandatory payments whose budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts for FY2013, and for activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, in such amounts as may be necessary to maintain program levels under current law. </p> <p>Makes the public debt limit inapplicable from the date of the enactment of this Act until December 31, 2014. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3213 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2013 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , 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 A BILL Making appropriations for all departments and agencies of the Federal Government for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Anti-Self-Destruction Act or the Fiscal Sanity Act of 2013 . 2. Continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014 There is hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2014— (1) for each project or activity for which budget authority was provided in the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 ( Public Law 113–6 ), an amount equal to the budget authority provided in such Act, as reduced pursuant to the Presidential sequestration order dated March 1, 2013, to remain available for a comparable period of availability; and (2) for entitlements and other mandatory payments whose budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2013, and for activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, such amounts as may be necessary to maintain program levels under current law. 3. Nonapplicability of debt ceiling through calendar year 2014 Section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, shall not apply for the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2014.