HR 1214
116th Congress
House
Immigration
Appropriations
Border security and unlawful immigration
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Disaster relief and insurance
Executive agency funding and structure
Latin America
Mexico
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
War and emergency powers
Water resources funding
Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act of 2019
Introduced: February 13, 2019
Introduced by:
Velázquez, Nydia M.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Feb 13, 2019
Introduced in House
Feb 13, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Plain-English summary
Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act of 2019
This bill protects certain funds already appropriated for disaster relief or recovery from being transferred to the planning or construction of a new physical barrier along the southwest border of the United States. Specifically, the bill prohibits the transfer of certain funds appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.