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US legislators pass $19B disaster bill

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The House of Representatives passed a $19.1 billion disaster aid bill after it received approval from the Senate.

Now heading to the president's desk, the bill would help communities hit by tornadoes, wildfires, volcanoes, drought and flooding, among other natural disasters.

President Donald Trump has said he would back the measure.

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