H.R. 4295House118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

Disaster Relief Fund Replenishment Act

Introduced June 22, 2023

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The Disaster Relief Fund Replenishment Act provides $11.5 billion for fiscal year 2023 to fund the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for major disasters. The money comes from Treasury amounts not otherwise appropriated and is designated as an emergency requirement under budget rules.

Key Provisions

  • Appropriates $11.5 billion for FY2023 to cover necessary expenses under the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for major disaster declarations.
  • Funds are taken from Treasury amounts not otherwise appropriated and remain available until expended.
  • Designates the appropriation as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Pay‑As‑You‑Go Act and related budget resolutions.

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Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.

June 22, 2023

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June 22, 2023

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Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.

June 22, 2023

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Monica De La Cruz
Rep. Monica De La CruzR-TX-15 · Sep 12, 2023

Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions, as follows: H.R. 16: Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Magaziner, Mr. Casten, Mr. Casar, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Caraveo, and Mr. Sablan. H.R.…

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Introduced in HouseIssued June 22, 2023

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118th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4295

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 22, 2023

Mr. Moskowitz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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

A BILL

To appropriate amounts to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Disaster Relief Fund Replenishment Act.

2.

Disaster relief fund

(a)

In general

Out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated for fiscal year 2023 $11,500,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) with respect to major disasters declared under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170).

(b)

Emergency designation

(1)

In general

The amounts provided by this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)).

(2)

Designation in house and senate

The amounts provided by this section are designated as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022.