3.0.0 3217 2022-11-01T07:02:34Z 2022-11-01T07:02:34Z House HR 2019-06-11 116 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WALKER:H.R. 3217.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) . . . .''In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of theConstitution (the spending power) provides:``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debtsand provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of theUnited States) . . .''____________________[Page H4433]]]> hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-06-11T14:03:20Z hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-06-11T14:03:15Z Budgeting for Disasters Act 116 1579 S 2019-05-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. Identical bill CRS 2019-06-11 Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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 hsru00 Rules Committee 2019-06-11 Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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 2019-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000819 Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] Mark Walker R NC 6 N Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Budget process Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Fires Legislative rules and procedure Senate Economics and Public Finance 00 2019-06-11 Introduced in House 2019-07-12T22:25:18Z 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.
]]> Budgeting for Disasters Act Display Title Budgeting for Disasters Act Official Title as Introduced To require Congress to budget in advance for disasters and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Budgeting for Disasters Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3217ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3217ih.xml 2019-06-11 Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.