3.0.0 4008 2023-01-11T13:38:27Z 2023-01-11T13:38:27Z House HR 2017-10-11 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 163 (Wednesday, October 11, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:H.R. 4008.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The principal constitutional authority for this legislationis clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution ofthe United States (the appropriation power), which states:``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but inConsequence of Appropriations made by Law. . . .'' Inaddition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of theConstitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congressshall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defence and general Welfare of the United States.. . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisionsestablish the congressional power of the purse, grantingCongress the authority to appropriate funds, to determinetheir purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to setforth terms and conditions governing their use.[Page H7975]]]> hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-10-11T14:02:20Z hsap00 Appropriations Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-10-11T14:02:15Z Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 115 2266 HR 2017-10-26 Signed by President. Related bill CRS 2017-10-11 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsbu00 Budget Committee 2017-10-11 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsap00 Appropriations Committee 2017-10-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-10-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000372 Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN R NJ 11 N Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Caribbean area Department of Agriculture Department of Homeland Security Department of the Interior Disaster relief and insurance Executive agency funding and structure Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Fires Floods and storm protection Food assistance and relief Forests, forestry, trees Government lending and loan guarantees Natural disasters Nutrition and diet Puerto Rico U.S. territories and protectorates Economics and Public Finance 00 2017-10-11 Introduced in House 2018-10-18T21:01:55Z Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017

This bill provides $36.5 billion in FY2018 emergency supplemental appropriations to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Department of the Interior for relief and recovery efforts in response to recent hurricanes and wildfires.

For FEMA, the bill provides: (1) $18.67 billion for the Disaster Relief Fund, of which up to $4.9 billion may be transferred to the Community Disaster Loan Program for direct loans to assist local governments in providing essential services as a result of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or Maria; and (2) $16 billion in debt relief for the National Flood Insurance Program.

The bill also provides $576.5 million to the Forest Service and Interior for wildfire suppression activities.

USDA may use up to $1.27 billion of funds previously provided for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) contingency reserve to provide a grant to Puerto Rico for disaster nutrition assistance in response to the presidentially declared major disasters and emergencies.

The bill designates the funds as emergency requirements. (Emergency spending is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.)

]]> Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017 Display Title Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced Making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4008ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4008ih.xml 2017-10-11 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.