A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-4618
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2020-09-17
Policy area: Emergency Management
Latest action: action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 549.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-09-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Ensuring Relief for Americans Impacted by Economic and Natural Disasters Act, 2020</b></p> <p>This bill provides $86.6 billion in FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the Disaster Relief Fund. The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. </p>

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 549 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4618 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 17, 2020 Mr. Portman (for himself and Mr. Tillis ) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time September 21, 2020 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL Making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.

That the following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes, namely: Department of Homeland Security Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Relief Fund (Including transfer of funds) For an additional amount for Disaster Relief Fund $86,600,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the amount provided herein is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i) ). This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Relief for Americans Impacted by Economic and Natural Disasters Act, 2020 .

September 21, 2020 Read the second time and placed on the calendar