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H.J. Res. 70, National Park Service Operations, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 (H.J. Res. 59), including the amendment reported by the House Committee on Rules on September 18, 2013 (H.Res. 352)
Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan About the Budget Authority That Would Be Provided By the Continuing Resolution for Fiscal Year 2014 and How That Authority Would Compare With the Statutory Caps in Place for Next Year