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HR 2238 113th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Budget process Crime victims Government trust funds

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Crime Victims Fund from sequestration.

Introduced: July 23, 2013 Introduced by: Costa, Jim Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Jun 4, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Crime Victims Fund from sequestration.

What's happening now June 4, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1
Eshoo, Anna
· Sep 27, 2013
Cartwright, Matt
· Sep 20, 2013
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Jul 23, 2013
Gerlach, Jim
· Jul 9, 2013
Gowdy, Trey
· Jun 18, 2013
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jun 13, 2013
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Jun 10, 2013
Poe, Ted
· Jun 4, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2238: To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Crime Victims Fund from sequestration.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2238/
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"H.R. 2238: To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Crime Victims Fund from sequestration.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2238/.
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H.R. 2238, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2238/.
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[H.R. 2238: To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Crime Victims Fund from sequestration.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2238/)
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