Disaster relief passes after border funding dropped

Published June 14, 2019 3:00am ET



After some delay caused by congressional gridlock, President Trump signed a $19.1 billion disaster relief bill intended to provide assistance to communities grappling with recovery from wildfires, flooding, and hurricanes.

The Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, signed into law on June 6, allocates funds to assist with recovery and prevention in places affected by natural disasters in the past three years.

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