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H.R. 2157 // June 3, 2019House: Needed two-thirds to concur

Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019

Sponsor: NITA LOWEY (D-NY)

This bill provides FY2019 supplemental appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for expenses related to the consequences of recent wildfires, hurricanes, volcanos, earthquakes, typhoons, and other natural disasters. The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. Specifically, the bill includes appropriations for the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the General Services Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, the Department of Education, the Government Accountability Office, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Emergency Management Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Chamber

Won the vote · Yea

85 votes, representing 226,233,697 people88.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

8 votes, representing 13,407,429 people5.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.9% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon8588.8%
NayLost85.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.9%