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In the first full Committee mark-up of the year, the House Appropriations Committee approved two annual funding bills – the Homeland Security Appropriations bill and the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill – both of which will now move to the House floor for consideration.
Both bills reflect the need to make wise investments with precious taxpayer dollars, while providing funding for critical and necessary programs, House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers said.
The House Appropriations Committee today released the subcommittee draft of the fiscal year 2012 Agriculture Appropriations bill, which will be marked up in the Agriculture Subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation continues the trend of major spending reductions sought by the Republican majority, totaling $17.2 billion in discretionary funding – a cut of over $2.6 billion from last year's level or over $5 billion below the President's budget request for these programs.
The House Appropriations Committee today released its proposed fiscal year 2012 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill. The legislation will be marked-up in subcommittee tomorrow, and is among the first Appropriations bills to move to subcommittee this year.
The House Appropriations Committee today released the initial fiscal year 2012 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill. The legislation will be marked-up in subcommittee tomorrow, and includes a total of $72.5 billion in discretionary funding, which is $615 million below last year's level and $1.2 billion below the President's fiscal year 2012 request.
House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers today announced the schedule for the completion of work on the 12 fiscal year 2012 Appropriations bills by the end of the fiscal year on September 30th. The plan includes marking up and approving each bill at both the Subcommittee and Full Committee levels in the next few months before the August recess.
The House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch circulated a "Dear Colleague" letter regarding Members' programmatic and language submissions for consideration in the fiscal year 2012 Appropriations bill.
Please view the full letter here for further information.
The House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies has released a "Dear Colleague" letter providing guidance for Members' programmatic and language submissions for the fiscal year 2012 Appropriations bill.
For further information, view the full text of the letter here.
The House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies has issued a "Dear Colleague" letter providing guidance for Members' programmatic and language submissions for the fiscal year 2012 Appropriations bill.
For further information, view the full text of the letter here.
The House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies has transmitted a "Dear Colleague" letter with guidance on Members' programmatic and language submissisions for the fiscal year 2012 Appropriations bill.
The letter and its instructions can be viewed here.
The House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies and Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies circulated a Dear Colleague letter with guidance for Members' programmatic and language submissions for the fiscal year 2012 Appropriations bill.
For more informmation on the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, please view the full letter here.
For more information on the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, please view the full letter here.
