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July 9, 2020
The House Appropriations Committee today released its reports accompanying the fiscal year 2021 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies and Legislative Branch appropriations bills.
July 8, 2020
"This bill strengthens our national security with robust funding for cyberspace operations and continued support for the Israeli Cooperative Program and for other defense partners."
Issues:Defense
July 8, 2020
WASHINGTON — Congressman Pete Visclosky (IN-01), Chair of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's markup of its fiscal year 2021 bill:
I thank everyone for attending today's subcommittee markup and for your contributions to this bill.
This legislation recognizes the complex challenges the members of our Armed Forces and intelligence community face every day throughout the world, and it aims to ensure that they are able to continue to meet these challenges and complete their missions to the best of their abilities with providing funding for the equipment they need to perform their missions effectively and as safely as possible.
Issues:Defense
July 8, 2020
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense today approved by voice vote is fiscal year 2021 bill.
Issues:Defense
July 8, 2020
"This bill would better protect our election system, bolster the small business community, and invest in financial services to underserved markets and populations."
Issues:Financial Services
July 8, 2020
"The subcommittee’s current allocation is $24.6 billion. This is an increase of $808 million above fiscal year 2020. In addition, we have included $67 billion in emergency funding for broadband, Federal buildings, and Land Ports of Entry across the nation."
Issues:Financial Services
July 8, 2020
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government today approved by voice vote is fiscal year 2021 bill.
Issues:Financial Services
July 8, 2020
"In an unprecedented year of challenges, the Fiscal Year 2021 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development bill focuses on improving access to housing, protecting the traveling public, revitalizing our infrastructure, and investing in our communities’ economic health to help end intergenerational poverty."
Issues:Transportation, HUD
July 8, 2020
"This year’s THUD bill represents a renewed commitment to improve safety, produce more affordable housing, upgrade our aging transportation infrastructure, and bolster our nation’s resiliency to a changing climate. At the same time, as COVID continues to sweep across the country, we ensure that vulnerable populations—homeless youth, veterans, communities of color, domestic violence survivors, the elderly and disabled—remain at the forefront of our efforts."
Issues:Transportation, HUD
July 8, 2020
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies today approved by voice vote is fiscal year 2021 bill.
Issues:Transportation, HUD