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Budget

HAC HS Approves $41.1 Billion DHS Bill For FY ’17

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, June 9th, 2016

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HAC HS Approves $41.1 Billion DHS Bill For FY ’17

The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee (HAC-HS) on Thursday unanimously approved by voice vote a $41.1 billion discretionary spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY '17.The full committee is slated to markup the bill on June 14.No amendments were included as part of the subcommittee's markup, which includes $37.6 million for the Coast Guard to begin work toward a new heavy Polar icebreaker. The service had requested $150 million for the icebreaker but Rep. John Carter…

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