Press Releases
September 29, 2011
The House Appropriations Committee today released the draft fiscal year 2012 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) funding bill. The legislation includes funding for programs within the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, and other related agencies.
September 23, 2011
House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers today blasted the Senate Democrat leadership for defeating a critical measure – passed on a bipartisan basis in the House last night – to prevent a government shutdown and to provide desperately needed disaster relief funds.
September 23, 2011
House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers today praised the passage of a stop-gap funding measure that will prevent a government shutdown and provide funding for much-needed disaster relief efforts across the country.
September 14, 2011
The House Appropriations Committee today introduced a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government operating past the end of the fiscal year on September 30. The legislation also contains a total of $3.65 billion in disaster relief funding to provide much-needed assistance to the thousands of people affected by Hurricane Irene, recent wildfires, the devastating floods and tornados in the Midwest and South, the Mid-Atlantic earthquake, and other natural disasters.
September 12, 2011
House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers today announced his commitment to including urgently needed disaster recovery and relief funds through upcoming Continuing Resolution legislation.
September 8, 2011
House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers released this statement tonight following the President's economic address to Congress.
September 8, 2011
The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2012 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill, which provides annual funding for the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and other related agencies.
September 8, 2011
"I'd like to welcome everyone here today for the consideration of the fiscal year 2012 transportation and housing and urban development appropriations bill.
September 7, 2011
The House Appropriations Committee today released the fiscal year 2012 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation includes funding for the Department of Transportation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and other related agencies.
August 27, 2011
House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers (KY-05), House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee Chairman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) and House Appropriations Financial Services Subcommittee Chairwoman Jo Ann Emerson (MO-08) today released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) invoked an “immediate needs posture” indicating that funding for the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) has reached dangerously low levels. In addition, the DRF could be drained further with the added possibility of yet more funding needs as Hurricane Irene approaches the eastern seaboard.
