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Senate Committee Plans Markup Of DHS Authorization Bill Soon

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, February 7th, 2018

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Senate Committee Plans Markup Of DHS Authorization Bill Soon

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.).

In the next week or two the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee plans to mark up its version of an authorization bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a key milestone toward congressional approval of a comprehensive bill that codifies existing and potentially new authorities for the 15-year old department.Committee Chairman Sen. Ron Johnson (D-Wis.) said on Wednesday he hopes the markup can take place next week but added it could be delayed a week. The committee…

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