Homeland Security & Immigration
Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 4367, the Republican FY24 Department of Homeland Security Act.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 2.
For decades, the U.S. immigration system has needed to be fixed. Every step of the way, Republicans failed to work with Democrats on effective solutions, instead blocking meaningful reform efforts for the past 20 years. The crisis we face now is in large part because of that. H.R. 2 is not the solution.
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Chair of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, praised House colleagues for passing the critical omnibus appropriations package to fund the federal government for fiscal year 2023. Having also passed the U.S. Senate, the bill now goes to President Biden's desk to be signed into law.
Congresswoman Betty McCollum released the following statement today following the House Appropriations Committee passage of the FY 23 Homeland Security funding bill:
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Chair of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, commends the House passage of the FY 2022 federal legislation to fund the economic, educational, health care, and environmental priorities of the American people, including our urgent national security needs amid Russia's war in Ukraine. The bill now goes to the Senate for passage before heading to the President's desk to be signed into law.
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) released the following statement today after the U.S. Senate parliamentarian announced a path to citizenship cannot be included in the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package:
In Fiscal Year 2026, the Subcommittee on Homeland Security will accept Community Project Funding requests for the following accounts:
- Pre-Disaster Mitigation Projects
- Emergency Operations Center Grant Program
Find additional guidance and program descriptions for these accounts here.
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) and colleagues have introduced the Hmong and Lao Refugee Deportation Prohibition Act of 2020 to stop the Trump administration from deporting individuals to the Lao People's Democratic Republic (P.D.R.) for 72 months while individuals with Final Orders for Removal have their immigration cases reassessed. The Trump administration is currently negotiating with the Lao P.D.R. on a repatriation agreement that would deport at least 4,700 individuals to Laos.
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today after receiving an official response to her Feb. 3 letter outlining concerns about any proposal that would deport to the Lao People's Democratic Republic more than 4,700 members of the Hmong and Lao community with orders of removal: