US Congress Senate Bill 1579 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on May 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Pending: Senate Budget Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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

Sen. Mitt Romney [R-UT]

Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]

Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN]

Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-21	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

HB3217 (Same As) 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1579/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1579/BILLS-116s1579is.pdf