In a new insight, Director of Fiscal Policy Jordan Haring walks through the Biden Administration’s request for $98.4 billion in supplemental emergency discretionary appropriations to rebuild communities impacted by recent hurricanes and other natural disasters, among other purposes.

Key points:

• About $40 billion of the funding would be used to refill the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund.
• The remaining $58.4 billion of funding is intended for housing support, transportation infrastructure, agricultural and nutrition assistance, improvements to water systems, and community development.
• Congress faces a government shutdown deadline when the current continuing resolution (CR) expires on December 20, so it’s possible that disaster aid could be included in a CR or larger omnibus appropriations package.

Read the analysis