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Rep. Amodei Eyes Markup Of Homeland Security Funding Bill By End Of May

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, April 16th, 2024

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Rep. Amodei Eyes Markup Of Homeland Security Funding Bill By End Of May

Transportation Security Administration Administrator David Pekoske. Photo: TSA

The new chairman of the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hopes to mark up the Department of Homeland Security’s $60.8 billion fiscal year 2025 budget request by the end of May and with a goal of having the full committee consider the budget in June. These timelines are subject to agreement by House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.), Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nevada), who heads the Homeland Security panel, said on Tuesday during a hearing to review the Transportation Security…

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