House Moves on Homeland Security Funding Following Senate Action
The House Appropriations Committee unveiled Homeland Security Fiscal Year 2016 legislation in recent days, and the subcommittee with jurisdiction approved the bill on July 8. The legislation gives CBP funding to staff 23,775 CBP officers and 21,370 Border Patrol agents.…
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The House bill provides a total $11.1 billion in discretionary funds for CBP, which is an increase from FY15 but nearly $350 million below the White House budget request, said the committee (here). Senate appropriators approved that chamber's version of the legislation in mid-June, and that bill can move to the floor at any time (here). The funding levels for CBP are nearly identical in both bills.