H.R. 2725 · 113th Congress · 2013–2014
Food and Drug Administration Safety Over Sequestration Act of 2013
H.R. 2725 in the 113th Congress (2013–2014) was introduced on Jul 18, 2013, sponsored by Leonard Lance with 87 co-sponsors.
During the 113th Congress (2013–2014), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Jul 18, 2013
- Co-sponsors
- 87
- Policy area
- Health
What it does
Food and Drug Administration Safety Over Sequestration Act of 2013 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exempt from sequestration calculations (mandatory across-the-board spending cuts) user fees that fund salaries and other administrative expenses of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Leonard Lance (R-NJ). Co-sponsors: 40 Democrats, 47 Republicans.
Where it stands
- IntroducedJul 18, 2013
- Passed the House—
- Passed the Senate—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. (Jul 18, 2013)
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Committees
- Budget Committee
More
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