S-572 : Still Just a Bill

Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief, 2019

This bill provides FY2019 supplemental appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for expenses related to the consequences of recent wildfires, hurricanes, volcanos, earthquakes, typhoons, and other natural disasters.

The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.

The bill includes appropriations for

  • the Department of Agriculture,
  • the Department of Commerce,
  • the Department of Justice,
  • the Department of Defense,
  • the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
  • the Department of the Interior,
  • the U.S. Coast Guard,
  • the Environmental Protection Agency,
  • the Forest Service,
  • the Department of Health and Human Services,
  • the Department of Labor,
  • the Department of Education,
  • the Government Accountability Office,
  • the Department of Veterans Affairs,
  • the Department of Transportation, and
  • the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2019-02-26IntroReferralRead twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.Senate
2019-02-26IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

David Perdue [R] (GA)
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Policy Area :

Emergency Management
Related Subjects
  • Accounting and auditing
  • Agricultural marketing and promotion
  • Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
  • Agricultural research
  • Appropriations
  • Atmospheric science and weather
  • Aviation and airports
  • Child safety and welfare
  • Coast guard
  • Congressional agencies
  • Congressional oversight
  • Correctional facilities and imprisonment
  • Defense spending
  • Disaster relief and insurance
  • Economic development
  • Education programs funding
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Employment and training programs
  • Environmental health
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Family services
  • Fires
  • Floods and storm protection
  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Government trust funds
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Historic sites and heritage areas
  • Housing and community development funding
  • Law enforcement administration and funding
  • Law enforcement officers
  • Lawyers and legal services
  • Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
  • Medical research
  • Mental health
  • Military facilities and property
  • National Guard and reserves
  • Natural disasters
  • Oil and gas
  • Parks, recreation areas, trails
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Public transit
  • Research administration and funding
  • Roads and highways
  • Rural conditions and development
  • Solid waste and recycling
  • Transportation programs funding
  • U.S. territories and protectorates
  • Veterans' medical care
  • Water quality
  • Water resources funding
  • Watersheds
  • Water use and supply
Related Geographic Entities
  • Mississippi River
  • Utah
Related Organizations
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Department of Commerce
  • Department of Defense
  • Department of Education
  • Department of Energy
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Department of Justice
  • Department of Labor
  • Department of the Interior
  • Department of Transportation
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Government Accountability Office (GAO)
  • Legal Services Corporation
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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