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July 13, 2011
The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2012 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill. The legislation provides annual funding for the offices of Members of the House of Representatives, the support agencies of Congress, services for visitors, and Capitol operations and maintenance.
July 13, 2011
The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations bill, which provides annual funding for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and other related agencies.
July 13, 2011
"Today, I am pleased to bring to the Committee the fiscal year 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies appropriations bill.
"I want to first thank Chairman Rogers for supporting us with a fair allocation. We are pleased to be returning to regular order and hope to bring this bill to the House floor before the August recess.
July 13, 2011
"The FY 2012 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill represents this committee's commitment to reducing spending and a shared sacrifice. This bill makes cuts starting in our own backyard, trimming House leadership, Member and Committee budgets by over 6 percent. This legislation's smaller budgets for our own offices underscore our goal of reducing government spending across the board.
