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Senate Appropriators Approve FY ’15 DHS Bill

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, June 26th, 2014

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Senate Appropriators Approve FY ’15 DHS Bill

Bollinger Shipyards delivered the Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter Kathleen Moore in March. Photo: Coast Guard

The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) on Thursday approved its version of the FY ’15 Department of Homeland Security bill, recommending $39 billion in discretionary spending, about $220 million below the amount provided by House appropriators and close to $700 million above the Obama administration’s request. The spending bill, which was first marked up on Tuesday by the SAC Homeland Security subcommittee, was approved unanimously by voice vote. It must still be approved by the Senate. Included in the Senate committee’s…

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