Amodei, Cole at FY25 Homeland Security Bill Subcommittee Markup
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee met to consider its Fiscal Year 2025 bill. The measure was approved by the Subcommittee.
Homeland Security Subcommittee Chairman Mark Amodei (R-NV) delivered the following remarks during the markup, “The chaos on the border caused by this Administration requires additional resources, so this bill makes the following investments in border security. It sustains funding for 22,000 Border Patrol Agents and includes additional hiring flexibility; provides $300 million, a record level of funding, for border security technology; provides $600 million for border barriers; and finally, invests $305 million in non-intrusive inspection equipment to detect fentanyl at our nation’s ports of entry.
"In addition to our efforts at the border, this bill also includes funding for critical immigration enforcement efforts. It provides more than $3 billion in total to support 50,000 detention beds for ICE, which is 8,500 more beds than were funded in FY2024 and 16,000 more than this Administration requested; provides $822.7 million for flights and ground transportation for ICE to execute its statutory authority and remove the more than 1.3 million migrants who are still in this country yet have final orders of removal; and includes $60 million to hire more than 250 new law enforcement personnel to investigate transnational criminal activity and help keep our communities safe from those who wish to do us harm."
Full remarks, as prepared for delivery, are available here.
Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) delivered the following remarks, "The government’s chief responsibility is protecting the homeland and keeping Americans safe. With the threat environment continually evolving, we must arm our homeland security and enforcement agencies with the tools needed to prevent, identify, and address dangers. The measure before us is crucial to that.
"Long gone are the days when oceans insulated us from attack. From border and transportation security to cyberattacks and the evil of human trafficking, the Department of Homeland Security is responsible for protecting our communities from a vast number of threats.
"This bill ensures that the men and women of DHS, who work tirelessly on our behalf, have the resources they need to protect the nation. And, we know, they are urgently needed. You don’t even have to turn on the news to know one of the greatest challenges our homeland security agencies face today: America’s doorstep is wide open.
Full remarks, as prepared for delivery, are available here.
A summary of the bill is available here.
Bill text is available here.
A table of included Community Project Funding requests is available here.
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