H.R. 3255 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3255 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 5, 2013Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL Making continuing appropriations for all departments and agencies of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fiscal Sanity Act for Appropriations. 2. Continuing appropriations There is hereby appropriated for 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act— (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 as they existed on September 30, 2013.