Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Funding Legislation
The Senate had passed the $60 billion Hurricane Sandy relief funding requested by President Obama before the end of the 112th Congress. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers (R-KY) proposed $17 billion in Hurricane Sandy relief funding and House Republicans proposed a number of amendments, including those that would require billions of dollars in aid to be offset by spending cuts.
The House Rules Committee met to set guidelines for the floor debate on H.R. 152, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013, a bill makin… read more
The House Rules Committee met to set guidelines for the floor debate on H.R. 152, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013, a bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.
The Senate had passed the $60 billion Hurricane Sandy relief funding requested by President Obama before the end of the 112th Congress. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers (R-KY) proposed $17 billion in Hurricane Sandy relief funding and House Republicans proposed a number of amendments, including those that would require billions of dollars in aid to be offset by spending cuts. close
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