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House Appropriations Subcommittee Approves $52.8 Billion DHS Funding Bill

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, June 30th, 2021

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House Appropriations Subcommittee Approves $52.8 Billion DHS Funding Bill

The House Appropriations Homeland Security subcommittee on Wednesday approved by voice vote its proposed $52.8 billion discretionary spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security, a measure that would add $387.3 million to the Biden administration’s request for fiscal year 2022 that begins on October 1. The subcommittee’s recommendation will be marked up by the full committee on July 13. The markup has bipartisan support in a number of areas, including proposed funding for the Coast Guard, the Cybersecurity and…

Congress

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Congress

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Pentagon

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