S 1579
116th Congress
Senate
Economics and Public Finance
Appropriations
Budget process
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Fires
Legislative rules and procedure
Senate
Budgeting for Disasters Act
Introduced: May 21, 2019
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To President
Became law
May 21, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
May 21, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Budgeting for Disasters Act
This bill modifies the budget enforcement procedures that apply to federal spending for natural disasters and emergencies.
The bill includes provisions that
- eliminate the requirements to adjust annual discretionary spending limits to accommodate additional appropriations for disaster relief and wildfire suppression;
- increase the number of votes that is required to waive the Senate point of order against emergency spending designations, which exempt spending from discretionary spending limits; and
- require the Government Accountability Office to report on spending for emergencies and disaster relief.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1