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FBI Headquarters Fight Stymies Spending Bill in Senate
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND, JUL 10 – A 15-14 Senate vote blocked funds for relocating the FBI HQ from Maryland, halting a key funding bill and raising concerns over government shutdown risks, lawmakers said.
- On Thursday, the dispute over the FBI’s headquarters halted the Senate appropriations process, threatening government shutdown efforts by the Sept. 30 deadline.
- In November 2023, the General Services Administration picked Greenbelt, Maryland, for the FBI headquarters, but this month, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Maryland Democrat, introduced an amendment barring funds for other sites, prompting a reversal to the Reagan Building.
- During the Commerce-Justice-Science markup, the committee approved the amendment 15-14, with Sen. Lisa Murkowski crossing party lines.
- Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins recessed the meeting, while several GOP senators withdrew support and now it’s unclear when markup will resume.
- The stalemate threatens one of the 12 annual appropriations bills, potentially undermining rare bipartisan cooperation on future funding.
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Senate committee cuts Van Hollen's FBI text from Appropriations Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee removed Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s amendment Thursday that would’ve kept dollars reserved for the FBI headquarters’ move to Greenbelt, Maryland, instead of downtown Washington, D.C. Van Hollen, a Maryland ...
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Spending bill stalls in US Senate amid fight over Maryland as FBI HQ destination • Georgia Recorder
The FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 23, 2023. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s plan to relocate the Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters to the Ronald Reagan building in the District of Columbia, and not a previously selected location in suburban Maryland, hit a roadblock Thursday. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to adopt an amendment from…
Spending bill stalls in US Senate amid fight over Maryland as FBI HQ destination • Wisconsin Examiner
The FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 23, 2023. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s plan to relocate the Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters to the Ronald Reagan building in the District of Columbia, and not a previously selected location in suburban Maryland, hit a roadblock Thursday. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to adopt an amendment from…
On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to prevent the government from using federal resources in a plan recently announced by the Trump Administration, which seeks to move the headquarters of the FBI from its current location in Washington, DC, to the Ronald Reagan federal building, also in the capital.]]>
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