Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1214
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2019-02-13
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Appropriations

Border security and unlawful immigration

Department of Homeland Security

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Disaster relief and insurance

Executive agency funding and structure

Latin America

Mexico

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

War and emergency powers

Water resources funding
Latest action: action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill protects certain funds already appropriated for disaster relief or recovery from being transferred to the planning or construction of a new physical barrier along the southwest border of the United States. Specifically, the bill prohibits the transfer of certain funds appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1214 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2019 Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Cisneros , Ms. Moore , Mr. Espaillat , Mrs. Demings , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Lawson of Florida , and Mr. Serrano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services , 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 prohibit certain funds from being transferred or reprogrammed to plan, develop, or construct a new physical barrier along the Southwest border, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act of 2019 . 2. Prohibition on use of certain funds for a new physical barrier along the Southwest border Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by Public Law 115–56 , Public Law 115–123 , Public Law 115–72 , or Public Law 115–254 to the Department of Homeland Security or Department of Housing and Urban Development for activities relating to disaster relief or recovery may be transferred or reprogrammed to plan, develop, or construct a new physical barrier along the Southwest border of the United States. Furthermore, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Corps of Engineers by Public Law 115–123 may be transferred or reprogrammed under section 2293 of title 33, United States Code.