Texas Flood Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2025

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Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  "constitutionalAuthorityStatementText": "<pre>\n[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)]\n[House]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href=\"https://www.gpo.gov\">www.gpo.gov</a>]\nBy Mr. VEASEY:\nH.R. 4749.\nCongress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant\nto the following:\nPursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of the Rules of the House\nof Representatives, the constitutional authority for this\nlegislation is provided by article I, section 8 of the\nConstitution of the United States, specifically:\nThe power of Congress to provide for the general welfare of\nthe United States; and\nThe power to make all laws which shall be necessary and\nproper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers.\nThis legislation appropriates funds to respond to and\nrecover from major flooding disasters in Texas, consistent\nwith Congress's authority to support national disaster relief\nand resilience efforts under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster\nRelief and Emergency Assistance Act.\n[Page H3650]\n</pre>"
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