US SB534 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibits transferring certain funds already made available to the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Housing and Urban Development for disaster relief to the planning or construction of new physical barriers along the southwestern U.S. border. The bill also prohibits using national emergency provisions to transfer certain funds already made available to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Title
Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
| Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-14 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1214 (Related) 2019-02-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Subjects
Appropriations
Aviation and airports
Border security and unlawful immigration
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Transportation
Disaster relief and insurance
Executive agency funding and structure
Immigration
Latin America
Mexico
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Transportation programs funding
War and emergency powers
Water resources funding
Aviation and airports
Border security and unlawful immigration
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Transportation
Disaster relief and insurance
Executive agency funding and structure
Immigration
Latin America
Mexico
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Transportation programs funding
War and emergency powers
Water resources funding
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/534/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s534/BILLS-116s534is.pdf |
