Bishop: Priority on 2nd District Project
Bishop: Priority on 2nd District Project
FY'06 Science, Commerce and Justice Appropriations bill slates programs for funding
Washington, D.C. Congressman Sanford Bishop, a Member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that more than $1.3 million was included for 2nd District Projects in the FY'06 Science and Departments of State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The projects range from after school and youth advocacy programs, to a program geared towards helping prisoners reenter society with a lowered risk of recidivism. (A complete list of 2nd District projects is included.)
"Investing in our schools and in safe and drug free communities, promises the greatest return for our children and the future of southwest Georgia," said Congressman Bishop. "The projects in this bill go a long way towards preparing our young people for a competitive job market and towards keeping Americans safe here in the second Congressional District, across the country and around the globe."
The Science and Departments of State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY'06 (H.R. 2862) provides a total of $57.85 billion dollars for the named departments. This includes $5.8 billion for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, $2.7 billion in assistance for state and local law enforcement agencies, $16.5 billion for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), $1.5 billion to continue worldwide security improvements and the replacement of vulnerable U.S. embassies abroad and $456 million for the Small Business Administration, in support of a record business loan program to help American entrepreneurs access capital through he certified development company program.
H.R. 2862, one of ten appropriations bills that assign discretionary funding for each of the federal government's agencies, passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 397 to 19. It will now go to the full Senate for passage and then be sent to President Bush for his signature and enactment into law.
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