From Study XVII, Exhibit 80

House disaster funding is $28.39B; CR cap is $26.37B

Source. CRS R49353 and R49427; House Appropriations Committee

Method and data

Method. Bars are the first three CSV rows in billions of dollars: the CR Section 137 cap on availability for the CR’s duration ($26.37B), the FY2027 request ($28.38B) and the House bill’s allocation adjustment ($28.39B), the last two for major disaster costs; the fourth row, the latest unobligated balance, has no value in the CSV and is not plotted.

MeasureAmount ($ billions)As ofNote
CR Sec. 137 availability cap (FY2026 rate)26.37September 2, 2026Up to this amount available for the CR duration if carryover balances are obligated; counts against any FY2027 DRF appropriation
FY2027 request (disaster relief in DHS)28.38April 3, 2026Gross discretionary BA for major disaster costs
House bill H.R. 9310 allocation adjustment28.39June 12, 2026Designated for major disaster response and recovery
Latest DRF unobligated balanceNot verified; FEMA monthly report page was not retrievable

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