Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
Official title: “To amend title 4, United States Code, to provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty.”
Earlier name of the bill: “Honoring Hometown Heroes Act”.
What this law changes
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How it passed
The House passed it 240 to 186 on February 9, 2018, with 5 members who did not vote.
The Senate passed it 71 to 28 on February 9, 2018, with 1 senator who did not vote.
It became law on February 9, 2018.
The question on the official record: House, “On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amdt to the House Amdt to the Senate Amdt”. Senate, “On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1892 with an Amendment (SA 1930))”.
| Chamber and party | Yes | No | Present | Did not vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Republicans | 167 | 67 | 0 | 4 |
| House Democrats | 73 | 119 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate Republicans | 34 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate Democrats | 36 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Senate independents | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Dollars under this law's emergency funds
Confirmed from the official recordAgencies report committing $56,842,362,619.94 under this law's emergency funds, and paying out $43,892,559,024.75, through August 31, 2026. The amount set aside is -$1,915,615,519.26. Counted from April 2020, when agencies began reporting by fund.
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