Budgeting for Disasters Act

S 3777, the Budgeting for Disasters Act, modifies how Congress handles emergency and disaster funding. It ends budget cap exemptions for disaster-related spending starting in fiscal year 2025 and raises the vote threshold for emergency spending from three-fifths to two-thirds in Congress. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study past emergency and disaster funding from 2015-2024, including how funds were designated, spent, and cost-shared, and provide recommendations for improvement. This directly affects federal budget processes, congressional voting rules, and the administration of disaster relief funds under the Stafford Act.