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HAC HS Reports $39.2 Billion DHS Bill To Full Committee

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, May 29th, 2014

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HAC HS Reports $39.2 Billion DHS Bill To Full Committee

Rep. John Carter (R-Texas), HAC HS chairman.

The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee (HAC HS) on Wednesday evening unanimously approved by voice vote a $39.2 billion discretionary spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY ‘15, sending the proposed measure to the full committee to be marked up. The bill contains $887.8 million in funding above the Obama administration’s request and $50 million less than enacted in FY ’14. A date for the full committee mark up hasn’t been scheduled. No amendments were discussed…

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