Minority News Releases
FY2017 Agriculture Appropriations Bill Gains Senate Subcommittee Approval
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies today approved a $147.7 billion appropriations bill to support federal agriculture and nutrition programs in FY2017.
Continue Reading05.13.16
Updated Schedule for the Week of May 16, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following is the schedule for the Senate Committee on Appropriations for the week of May 16, 2016.
Continue Reading05.12.16
Cochran Statement on Senate Passage of the FY2017 Energy & Water Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today released the following statement praising the Senate’s passage of the FY2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill.
Continue Reading05.04.16
Hoeven: DHS Approps Subcommittee Approves $34 Million to Relieve Airport Security Lines Ahead of Summer Travel Surge
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subommittee, today released the following statement after approving a Department of Homeland Secuirty (DHS) request to shift $34 million in the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) budget in order to increase the number of TSA screeners at U.S. airports and help mitigate long wait times at security checkpoints.
Continue Reading04.22.16
Schedule for the Week of April 25, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following is the schedule for the Senate Committee on Appropriations for the week of April 25, 2016.
Continue Reading04.21.16
Committee Favorably Reports FY2017 Transportation, HUD Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Appropriations Committee today approved the FY2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, a $56.5 billion bill to invest in the nation’s infrastructure, house the vulnerable, and support economic development.
Continue Reading04.21.16
Appropriations Committee Advances FY2017 Commerce, Justice & Science Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Appropriations Committee today advanced the FY2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Act with funding to support economic growth, state and local law enforcement, space exploration, and scientific innovation and research.
Continue Reading04.20.16
Murkowski Leads Review of the EPA Budget Request for FY2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, today led a review of the FY2017 budget request for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Continue Reading04.19.16
FY2017 Commerce, Justice & Science Appropriations Bill Clears Senate Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies today approved a $51 billion spending bill to support national security, law enforcement and American scientific innovation.
Continue Reading04.19.16
FY2017 Transportation, HUD Appropriations Bill Approved by Senate Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee today approved a $56.5 billion measure to fund the U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies in fiscal year 2017.
Continue Reading04.15.16
Schedule for the Week of April 18, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following is the schedule for the Senate Committee on Appropriations for the week of April 18, 2016.
Continue Reading04.14.16
FY2017 Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bill Ready for Floor Consideration
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Appropriations Committee today unanimously approved the FY2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, clearing the $37.5 billion measure for consideration by the Senate.
Continue Reading04.14.16
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY2017 MilCon-VA Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Appropriations Committee today approved the FY2017 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Bill, a measure that will provide record-level funding for veterans health care and benefits.
Continue Reading04.14.16
Fiscal Year 2017 Subcommittee Allocation Background
The FY2017 allocations are consistent with the amounts approved in the 2015 Balanced Budget Act. They total $1.07 trillion in base funding and $74 billion in funding for Overseas Contingency Operations.
Continue Reading04.13.16
Senate Appropriations Markup Time and Location Change
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Due to the Senate vote schedule, the time and location for Thursday’s Senate Appropriations Committee business meeting have been changed.
Continue Reading04.13.16
Energy & Water Subcommittee Approves FY2017 Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies today approved a $37.5 billion measure to fund U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) programs and critical infrastructure projects administered by the Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation.
Continue Reading04.13.16
Cochran Subcommittee Considers FY17 Missile Defense Agency Budget Needs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and its Subcommittee on Defense, today presided over a subcommittee hearing to review the FY2017 budget request for the Missile Defense Agency.
Continue Reading04.13.16
MilCon-VA Subcommittee Approves FY2017 Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies today approved a FY2017 appropriations measure to fund housing for military personnel and their families, support critical infrastructure and facilities for U.S. military forces, and provide record-level funding for veterans’ health care and benefits.
Continue Reading04.12.16
Boozman Chairs FSGG Hearing on FY2017 SEC & CFTC Budget Request
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-Ark.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, today conducted a hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 funding request for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Continue Reading04.08.16
Hearing and Markup Schedule for the Week of April 11, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following is the schedule for the Senate Committee on Appropriations for the week of April 11, 2016.
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