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House Appropriators Approve $41.1 Billion FY ’17 DHS Spending Bill

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House Appropriators Approve $41.1 Billion FY ’17 DHS Spending Bill

The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved by voice vote a $41.1 billion spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY ’17, adding $432 million to the Obama administration’s request.The bill is $100 million higher than enacted for FY ’16 and is $100 million less than Senate appropriators have recommended in FY ’17.The markup lasted nearly three hours with a large chunk of the time devoted to a gun control amendment offered by ranking member Rep. Nita…

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