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House Appropriations CJS Subcommittee Approves FY ’17 Bill

Monday, June 6th, 2016

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The House Appropriations (HAC) subcommittee that oversees NASA approved on May 18 its fiscal year 2017 draft spending bill that provides $19.5 billion to the civil space agency.The HAC Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) subcommittee approved the legislation unanimously via voice vote. The $19.5 billion provided to NASA is $200 million more than the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) provided, $223 million more than enacted in 2015 and $1.2 billion above the agency’s request.The bill includes $8 billion for the James…

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