The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee approved its fiscal 2021 spending bill in a perfunctory markup on Monday, speeding the legislation along for full committee consideration. As our Tanya Snyder reports, the bill keeps funding at mostly static levels and would strip the department of some flexibility to move funds around.
Extra FEMA, TSA cash to come? Subcommittee Chair Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.) said that appropriators are ready to answer calls for more funding as TSA and FEMA continue to take on more work during the coronavirus pandemic. She said spending leaders are in talks about the extra tasks those agencies will have to handle in fiscal 2021 and are “prepared to address any additional needs.”
