Legislative Activity House Passes DHS Spending Bill, Ending Weeks-Long Impasse and Avoiding Shut-Down On Tuesday, the House passed the Senate’s “clean” version of the FY 2015 spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ending weeks of debate and preventing a repeat of last week’s 11th hour agreement avoiding shut-down of the agency. The $40 … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity DHS Funding Deadline Days Away With days before U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding expires on February 27, Congress appears no closer to resolving the partisan impasse. The Senate has set aside time Monday to vote on the House version of the spending bill (H.R. 240), but it remains to be seen … Continue Reading