Build America First Act

Bill: 118-hr-10309
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
Introduced: 2024-12-05
Policy area: Emergency Management
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10309 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 5, 2024 Mr. Ogles introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations , and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , 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 make certain funds available to provide assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in response to Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Build America First Act . 2. Funding prohibition Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise to carry out the following provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act: (1) Section 667 (operating expenses). (2) Sections 103, 105, 106, 214, and section 251 through 255, and chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act (development assistance). 3. Transfer of appropriations The unobligated balance of all amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act described in Section 2 of this Act shall be transferred to and merged with amounts otherwise made available to provide assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ) in response to Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton.