Signed by President Bill Clinton

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report on a bill that provides emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1999 totaling $14.5 billion, $1.7 billion of which was offset by cuts in other programs.

Highlights:

• $5 billion for military projects in and around Kosovo and in Southwest Asia.

• $900 million for tornado disaster relief to Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, and Tennessee.

• $621 million for the Central America and Caribbean disaster recovery fund.

• $266 million for the State Department's migration and refugee assistance programs.

• $230 million in supplemental funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in order to alleviate damage for natural disasters.

• $225 million for economic assistance to Eastern Europe and the Baltic States.

• $200 million for the U.S. Coast Guard's operating expenses.

• $116.1 million for the Defense Department's operation and maintenance.

• $100 million for economic and military assistance to Jordan.

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report on a bill that provides emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1999 totaling $14.5 billion, $1.7 billion of which was offset by cuts in other programs.

Highlights:

• $5 billion for military projects in and around Kosovo and in Southwest Asia.

• $900 million for tornado disaster relief to Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, and Tennessee.

• $621 million for the Central America and Caribbean disaster recovery fund.

• $266 million for the State Department's migration and refugee assistance programs.

• $230 million in supplemental funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in order to alleviate damage for natural disasters.

• $225 million for economic assistance to Eastern Europe and the Baltic States.

• $200 million for the U.S. Coast Guard's operating expenses.

• $116.1 million for the Defense Department's operation and maintenance.

• $100 million for economic and military assistance to Jordan.

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that provides emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1999 totaling $1.3 billion, $1.1 billion of which was offset by cuts in other programs.

Highlights:

• $1.10 billion for the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, including $175 million for emergency farm loans.

• $621 million for the Agency for International Development (AID) to provide direct disaster assistance to Central American countries and Caribbean islands in the aftermath of hurricanes and earthquakes.

• $178.6 million for the Defense Department's operation and maintenance funding, including $37.6 million for additional overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid.

• $100 million for military and economic assistance to Jordan.

• $80 million for the Immigration and Naturalization Services to address the expected influx of undocumented immigrants from Central America as a result of Hurricane Mitch.

• Cuts $120 million from the original $525 million fund dedicated to buying weapons grade plutonium and uranium from Russia.

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text