Appropriations (112th Congress)

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Jun 7, 2012 Article

Today we are meeting to consider the fiscal year 2013 transportation and housing and urban development bill.

Jun 6, 2012 Article

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5855, the Fiscal Year 2013 Homeland Security Appropriations bill.

After successfully thwarting several attempts at terrorist attacks in our skies, and eliminating the world’s most heinous terrorist Osama bin Laden, we can agree our country is safer today than it was ten years ago.

Jun 6, 2012 Press Release
The House Appropriations Committee today released the fiscal year 2013 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. In total, the bill provides $51.6 billion in discretionary spending – a reduction of $3.9 billion below last year’s level and $1.9 billion below the President’s budget request.
May 31, 2012 Press Release
The House today approved the fiscal year 2013 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill (H.R. 5854). The legislation totals $71.7 billion in discretionary funding, which is the same as the fiscal year 2012 level.
May 31, 2012 Article

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5854, the fiscal year 2013 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill.

May 31, 2012 Article

The recommendation for FY 2013 provides $3.3 billion, excluding Senate items, which are traditionally left to the Senate to determine.  This is a decrease of $34.4 million, or 1% from the FY 2012 enacted level and a decrease of $190 million, or 5.3% from the requested level. 

May 31, 2012 Article

Thank you, Chairman Crenshaw and Ranking Member Honda, for your comments and for your hard work on this Appropriations Bill. You and your staffs have put in a great deal of effort into drafting this legislation, and we appreciate it.

May 31, 2012 Press Release
The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2013 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill. The bill 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.

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