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December 17, 2019
The House today passed two legislative packages that together comprise all 12 fiscal year 2020 funding bills. The packages, products of bipartisan, bicameral negotiations, now head to the Senate.
Issues:AgricultureCommerce, Justice, ScienceDefenseEnergy and WaterFinancial ServicesHomeland SecurityInterior and EnvironmentLabor, HHS, EducationLegislative BranchMilitary Construction, VAState, Foreign OperationsTransportation, HUD
Subcommittees
December 17, 2019
House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey today delivered the following remarks on the House Floor on H.R. 1865, a domestic priorities and international assistance minibus of Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations bills.
Issues:AgricultureEnergy and WaterInterior and EnvironmentLabor, HHS, EducationLegislative BranchMilitary Construction, VAState, Foreign OperationsTransportation, HUD
Subcommittees
December 16, 2019
House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) today released the text of two legislative packages that together comprise all 12 fiscal year 2020 funding bills.
Issues:AgricultureCommerce, Justice, ScienceDefenseEnergy and WaterFinancial ServicesHomeland SecurityInterior and EnvironmentLabor, HHS, EducationLegislative BranchMilitary Construction, VAState, Foreign OperationsTransportation, HUD
Subcommittees
December 16, 2019
In advance of Floor consideration this week, the House Appropriations Committee released a division-by-division summary of a domestic priorities and international assistance appropriations minibus of eight fiscal year 2020 appropriations bills.
Issues:AgricultureEnergy and WaterInterior and EnvironmentLabor, HHS, EducationLegislative BranchMilitary Construction, VAState, Foreign OperationsTransportation, HUD
Subcommittees
July 11, 2019
"The oversight of programs and operations to ensure accountability and effectiveness of taxpayer dollars must be a paramount focus of all government agencies, and I am glad you are here today to provide your assessment of where improvements need to be made at the Department of State and USAID."
Issues:State, Foreign Operations
July 9, 2019
"The United States has some of the best technology and marketing minds in the world. However, Russian disinformation campaigns only seem to be growing stronger. We must adapt and innovate to effectively deliver programming and inform audiences."
Issues:State, Foreign Operations
June 25, 2019
The legislation, H.R. 3401, provides $4.5 billion in emergency spending to address the humanitarian crisis at the border, with significant funding for priorities including legal assistance, food, water, and medical services, support services and stronger protections for unaccompanied children, and alternatives to detention.
June 21, 2019
House Democrats, led by House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY-17), today introduced legislation to provide humanitarian assistance for migrants at the southern border.
June 19, 2019
The House today passed, on a 226 to 203 vote, a package of fiscal year 2020 appropriations bills. The package consists of four bills that fund federal departments including Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, and Energy from October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020.
June 12, 2019
"Today we bring four bills to the Floor that reject the slash-and-burn approach of the Trump administration and instead chart a new course – one that increases investments in American families to make up for lost ground; one that gives every person a better chance at a better life."
Issues:State, Foreign Operations