McCollum Statement on Voting to Advance FY 23 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill

Congresswoman Betty McCollum released the following statement today following the House Appropriations Committee passage of the FY 23 Homeland Security funding bill:

"I voted to advance the Homeland Security Appropriations bill because of the many vital programs it supports to provide humanitarian assistance, respect immigrants, and keep Americans safe. I strongly oppose the harmful health, safety, and Title 42 provisions added to the bill via amendment today, and will work to strip them as we continue to advance this bill."

For fiscal year 2023, the bill provides total funding of $85.67 billion, including $60.3 billion within the subcommittee's funding allocation, $19.95 billion for major disaster response and recovery, and $5.4 billion that is offset by fee collections. The total within the subcommittee allocation is $2.7 billion above fiscal year 2022.

The legislation:

• Makes smart and effective investments in border security
• Secures our critical infrastructure with dramatically increased funding to prevent cyber-attacks and root out cyber intrusions
• Invests strongly in maritime security through funding for the Coast Guard
• Supports a new pay system for TSA to ensure its personnel are paid salaries equivalent to other federal workers carrying out comparable work
• Respects the dignity of immigrants with funding to improve migrant processing

A summary of the bill is here. The text of the bill is here. The bill report, before the adoption of amendments in full Committee, is here.

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