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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 See on congress.gov
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May 21, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
May 21, 2019
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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 May 21, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3217 Identical bill Budgeting for Disasters Act
 Bill text 1 version

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Lee, Mike
Utah · May 21, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1579: Budgeting for Disasters Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1579/
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"S. 1579: Budgeting for Disasters Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1579/.
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S. 1579, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1579/.
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