Public Law 113-6 was signed into law on March 26, 2013, enacting the  Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013 – carried by Rep. Harold Rogers. To lock in sequestration for 2013, provide funding for most federal agencies at 2012 levels, and result in grants funded via formula to be reduced by at least 5% due to sequestration, among other, expansive changes.  A “constitutional authority statement” accompanying this 241-page public law was published in the Congressional Record, which stated: "The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the ... Read More >