US HB1214 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY] | Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA] |
| Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY] | Rep. Val Demings [D-FL] | Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] |
| Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA] | Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL] | Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY] | Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA] |
| Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ] | Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY] | Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-14 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. |
| 2019-02-13 | House | 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. |
| 2019-02-13 | House | 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. |
| 2019-02-13 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB534 (Related) 2019-02-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Subjects
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
Immigration
Latin America
Mexico
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
War and emergency powers
Water resources funding
Border security and unlawful immigration
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Disaster relief and insurance
Executive agency funding and structure
Immigration
Latin America
Mexico
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
War and emergency powers
Water resources funding
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1214/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1214/BILLS-116hr1214ih.pdf |
