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June 24: bills handled by Appropriations Committee

There was activity on two bills related to the Appropriations Committee on June 24.


How politicians on Homeland Security Committee dealt with bills on June 24

There was activity on one bill related to the Homeland Security Committee on June 24.


News Release: WASHINGTON -The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded a total of $4,479,195.95 in competitive research contracts to 30 small businesses across the United States to participate in Phase I of the DHS Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The...



Release: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2023 Financial Services and General Government bill.


Chairwoman Roybal-Allard Statement at Full Committee Markup of Fiscal Year 2023 Homeland Security Funding Bill

Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies today approved by voice vote its fiscal year 2023 bill.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing with outside experts on how the federal government can more effectively provide access to critical services and benefits for people across the country. The committee...


DHS S&T Receives National Interagency Partnership Award

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Screening at Speed Program received the Federal Laboratory Consortium’s (FLC) Interagency Partnership Award on June 22, 2022, for their collaborative work to develop and commercialize the High Definition-Advanced...


Peters & Scott Bipartisan Bill to Save Taxpayer Dollars by Ensuring Federal Property and Assets Are Disaster Resilient Passes Senate

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate has passed bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Rick Scott (R-FL) that requires federal agencies to take disaster resilience into account when investing in and managing...


Portman Highlights Need to Prioritize American Public’s Interactions with Federal Government Online

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, emphasized the need to make the American public’s interactions online with the federal government go smoothly whether they are applying for federal grants or veterans’...


CISA Releases Second Version of Guidance for Secure Migration to the Cloud

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published the second version of “Cloud Security Technical Reference Architecture (TRA) " today, which strengthens guidance to fulfill a key mandate under President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) 14028 - "Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity." ...


There was activity on four bills related to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 23.


Reflections from a Female Engineer

News Release: Guest post by Sarah Mahmood, Technical Director of the Technology Centers Division in the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Office of Science and Engineering


Appropriations Committee Approves Fiscal Year 2023 Homeland Security Funding Bill

News Release: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2023 Homeland Security bill.


Bills addressed by Homeland Security Committee on June 23

There was activity on one bill related to the Homeland Security Committee on June 23.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, pressed experts at a hearing on building trust in government through customer experience on the need to fully implement his bipartisan 21st Century Integrated Digital...


Chair DeLauro Statement at Full Committee Markup of Fiscal Year 2023 Homeland Security Funding Bill

Release: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Appropriations Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2023 Homeland Security bill.


News Release: All fathers can be important contributors to the well-being of their children. A loving and nurturing father improves outcomes for children, families, and communities.


TSA PreCheck participants can now use American Airlines mobile app at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Release: FORT WORTH A collaboration between the Transportation Security Agency (TSA), American Airlines, Airside and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has resulted in travel verification technology through facial recognition. Travelers enrolled in TSA PreCheck can have a convenient travel verification...


Chair DeLauro Statement at Full Committee Markup of Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Services and General Government Funding Bill

Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2023 Homeland Security bill on a 32 to 25 vote.