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Week Ending December 16, 2005

H.J.RES.75 Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2006, and for other purposes.

BRIEF

This continuing Resolution provides funding for government agencies at the fiscal year 2005 level. The Resolution is necessary because Congress has not yet completed spending bills for fiscal year 2006.

Sponsor: Representative Jerry Lewis (R-CA-41^st)

Vote: Passed House and Senate by voice vote, signed by the President December 19, 2005.

Cost to the taxpayers: No discernible cost

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One Hundred Ninth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE FIRST SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the fourth day of January, two thousand and five

Joint Resolution

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2006, and for other purposes.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Public Law 109-77 is further amended by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting the following: `December 31, 2005'.

SEC. 2. Section 114(b) of Public Law 109-77 is amended by striking `and December 1, 2005,' and inserting `December 1, 2005, and January 1, 2006'.

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