Federal

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit in any bill, joint resolution, or conference report appropriating funds for relief and emergency assistance in response to major disasters the inclusion of any provision which appropriates or otherwise makes available funds for any other purpose.

Source: Congress.gov · 320 words in original text

What This Bill Does

This resolution changes the House rules to prevent lawmakers from including unrelated spending in bills that provide money for disaster relief. Bills that fund relief and emergency assistance for major disasters must only include money for those purposes and nothing else. ##

Who It Affects

This rule affects the House of Representatives and how members propose and consider bills related to disaster relief spending. ##

Key Provisions

• Bills, joint resolutions, or conference reports that appropriate or make available funds for relief and emergency assistance in response to a major disaster cannot contain any provision that appropriates or makes available funds for any other purpose (Sec. 1) • The term "major disaster" has the meaning given in section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Sec. 1) ##

What Changes

If passed, House Rule XXI would be amended to add a new clause prohibiting the consideration of disaster relief bills that contain spending for unrelated purposes. ##

Important Definitions

• Major disaster: defined by reference to section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ##

Effective Date

Not specified in bill text

IV 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 47 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit in any bill, joint resolution, or conference report appropriating funds for relief and emergency assistance in response to major disasters the inclusion of any provision which appropriates or otherwise makes available funds for any other purpose. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 20, 2023 Mr. DONALDS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit in any bill, joint resolution, or conference report appropriating funds for relief and emergency assistance in response to major disasters the inclusion of any provi- sion which appropriates or otherwise makes available funds for any other purpose. Resolved, 1 SECTION 1. LIMITING SCOPE OF MEASURES APPRO- 2 PRIATING FUNDS FOR DISASTER RELIEF. 3 Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representa- 4 tives is amended by adding at the end the following new 5 clause: 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:08 Jan 21, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR47.IH HR47 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HRES 47 IH ‘‘13.(a) It shall not be in order to consider a bill, joint 1 resolution, or conference report which appropriates or oth- 2 erwise makes available funds for relief and emergency as- 3 sistance in response to a major disaster if the bill, joint 4 resolution, or conference report contains any provision 5 which appropriates or otherwise makes available funds for 6 any other purpose. 7 ‘‘(b) In this clause, the term ‘major disaster’ has the 8 meaning given such term in section 102(2) of the Robert 9 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 10 (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)).’’. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:08 Jan 21, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR47.IH HR47 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB

Important: This plain English summary was generated by AI and is provided for informational purposes only. It is not legal advice. Always consult the official bill text on Congress.gov or a qualified attorney for legal matters.