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House Rules Committee approves rule for HR 7006 after rejecting amendments to withhold FBI headquarters funds
Summary
The House Rules Committee approved a rule enabling floor consideration of HR 7006, a two-bill FY2026 appropriations minibus, rejecting proposed amendments including one that would have withheld funds for a proposed FBI headquarters move until GSA and the FBI submitted an architectural and engineering plan.
The House Committee on Rules voted to report a rule for HR 7006 on Jan. 14, clearing the way for floor consideration of a two-bill fiscal 2026 appropriations package covering Financial Services & General Government and National Security/Department of State programs. The committee approved the motion to report by a recorded roll call, 8 yeas to 2 nays.
The meeting featured a sustained exchange over a set of amendments Democrats sought to make in order. Representative Jim McGovern moved to make amendment number 29, offered by Representative Steny Hoyer, in order; that amendment would have restricted obligating any remaining unobligated balances for the proposed new Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters until the General Services Administration, in consultation with the FBI, submitted a contracted architectural and engineering plan…
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