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House Appropriations Committee Approves $39.3 Billion DHS Bill

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, July 14th, 2015

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The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) on Tuesday voted 32-17 to approve a $39.3 billion discretionary spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY ’16, $2.1 billion less than requested and about $900 million less than the Senate Appropriations Committee agreed to.The House and Senate must still vote on their respective versions of the bill.Several amendments were agreed to as part of the HAC markup, including one that prohibits funds for the Transportation Security Administration to be used…

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