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House Passes FY ’20 Natsec Minibus With $738 Billion in Defense Spending, Space Force

By Vivienne Machi

Tuesday, December 17th, 2019

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House Passes FY ’20 Natsec Minibus With $738 Billion in Defense Spending, Space Force

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

The House passed two fiscal year 2020 appropriations minibus bills Dec. 17, teeing up a vote in the Senate by the end of the week that would avert a government shutdown. The national security appropriations minibus, H.R. 1158, includes over $860 billion and includes funding bills for defense, commerce-justice science, homeland security and financial services and general government. The House passed it Tuesday afternoon by a vote of 280-138, with 12 members not voting. Sixty-two Republicans voted against the bill,…

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