Senate Bill 1842
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Wildfire Disaster Funding Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Sep 19, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1842
Congress
115
Policy Area
Economics and Public Finance
Economics and Public Finance
Primary focus of measure is budgetary matters such as appropriations, public debt, the budget process, government lending, government accounts and trust funds; monetary policy and inflation; economic development, performance, and economic theory.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Wildfire Disaster Funding Act
This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require specified adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2017-FY2026 to accommodate appropriations for wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire Management accounts at the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior.
If USDA or Interior determines that supplemental appropriations are necessary for wildfire suppression operations, the bill requires the relevant department to submit to Congress a request for the funding and a plan for obligating the funds.
The bill also requires the President's budget to include the average costs for wildfire suppression over the previous 10 years.
September 19, 2017
09/19/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
09/19/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:38:34 PM