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House Passes Resolution Funding Border-Related DHS Components

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, October 11th, 2013

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The House yesterday voted 249 to 175 in favor of a resolution to continue funding certain components of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that deal with border security. The Border Safety & Security Act (H.J. Res. 79) would appropriate $18.8 billion in funding for Customs and Border Protection, which includes the Border Patrol, the Coast Guard, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Office of Biometric Identity Management, which manages the DHS biometric database called IDENT. The funding, which would…

Congress

Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain

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Congress

“Not Sure How They Get To Where They Wanna Be,” Calvert Says of $1.5 Trillion Defense Topline Proposal

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Congress

Path Uncertain For $1.5 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Topline After Trump Casts Doubt On Second Reconciliation Bill

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Congress

Senate Budget Dems Push For Defense Reconciliation Spending Details, Cite ‘Slush Fund’ Concerns

Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee have raised “significant concern” with the Pentagon’s move to classify reconciliation spending plans, urging the department to provide more public details on how the […]