Legistlative Notice: H.R. 1 – Vehicle for Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
The Senate bill includes $60.4 billion, just $1.251 million below the Administration request. CBO reports that both the President’s request and the Senate bill would spend nearly two-thirds of their total amount in fiscal year 2015 and later years. Of the funding provided by the bill, $5.379 billion is considered disaster funding under the Budget Control Act. The remainder, $55.028 billion, is designated as emergency spending. The Administration requested $12.97 billion in mitigation activities that are not typically designated as an emergency. The bill repurposes some of these funds to other activities, but retains a substantial amount for mitigation.