House Appropriation Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., said in a statement Monday that the bill is aimed at “keeping Americans safe and secure.”
“It also directly targets the Biden Administration’s neglect of the chaos at our southern border. Our frontline Border Patrol agents are sustained at their highest level ever — and we prioritized resources to build the wall, remove dangerous criminals, and counter the spread of poisonous fentanyl,” Cole said.
The House bill would provide $822.7 million for transportation and removal operations, an increase of $101.4 million from last fiscal year to facilitate removal orders. And the bill will devote $2.6 billion for Homeland Security Investigations, including an $8 million increase over fiscal year 2024 for fentanyl detection, the summary said.
The proposal also includes $300 million for new border security technology.
DHS did not immediately return a request for comment about the House budget bill on Tuesday.
Where the funding priorities sought to counter some Biden administration policies, policy riders attached to the bill would undo others.
