House Passes Bill Providing Sandy Aid.

The article reports on the U.S. Congress' passage of H.R. 152 or the Disaster relief funding for areas damaged by Superstorm Sandy. It notes that the bill was passed on January 15, 2013 on a vote of 241-180 and entails the addition of 33.5-billion dollars to an initial fund of 17 billion dollars for communities that were affected by the storm in October 2012. The article cites that Republican Congressman Peter T. King criticized party leaders for initially delaying the passage of the bill.