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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Mar 14, 2019
Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Border Security and Disaster Relief, 2019
This bill provides FY2019 supplemental appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for expenses related to natural disasters and border security.
The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.
The bill includes appropriations for
U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
the Department of Agriculture,
the Department of Commerce,
the Department of Justice,
the Department of Defense,
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
the Department of the Interior,
the U.S. Coast Guard,
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.
People & committees
Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R–FL
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