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“LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the in the Senate section section on pages S3096-S3097 on June 22.
The Department is one of the oldest in the US, focused primarily on law enforcement and the federal prison system. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, detailed wasteful expenses such as $16 muffins at conferences and board meetings.
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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022
Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Appropriations be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4346 and that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (H.R. 4346) making appropriations for Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.
There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
Mr. WHITEHOUSE. I ask unanimous consent that the Hagerty-Warner substitute amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The amendment (No. 5120) in the nature of a substitute was agreed to, as follows:
(Purpose: In the nature of a substitute)
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
United States Marshals Service
salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'',
$10,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for expenses necessary to address threats to the Supreme Court of the United States.
TITLE II
THE JUDICIARY
Supreme Court of the United States
salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'',
$9,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for expenses necessary to address threats to the Supreme Court of the United States.
TITLE III
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT
Sec. 301. Each amount appropriated or made available by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year involved.
Sec. 302. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 303. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations accounts shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2022.
Sec. 304. Each amount provided by this Act is designated by Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022''.
The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a third time.
The bill was read the third time.
The bill (H.R. 4346), as amended, was passed.
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