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House approves emergency funding to support attorney general suit and federal workers amid federal shutdown actions
Summary
The House approved House Bill 1424, an appropriation altering the catastrophic event account to provide funds to the attorney general for litigation and to assist federal workers affected by federal executive actions; the measure prompted extended debate over the need and timing of the funding.
The Maryland House of Delegates passed House Bill 1424 (identified on the floor as House Bill 14 24), which adjusts the catastrophic event account and provides funding to the Attorney General's office to pursue legal challenges and assistance related to federal executive actions affecting federal employees. The measure passed on third reading following a lengthy floor exchange about whether the funding was necessary.
Proponents argued the…
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