WASHINGTON — This week, Congressman Ellzey joined his colleagues in passing H. Res. 1061, the Consolidated Appropriations Act  

On March 6^th, the House passed H. Res 1061, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024. This bill includes funding for Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; and Transportation, Housing and urban development, and Related Agencies.

This Bill:

• Cuts $200 billion in spending over 10 years
• Cuts non-defense spending for the first time in a decade
• Cuts over $3 billion from DOT and HUD programs
• Cuts funding to more than 50 government agencies
• Cuts the FBI’s budget by 6% ($654 million)
• Cuts the DOJ by $977 million from last year
• Cuts ATF by 7% ($122 million)­
• Cuts EPA by nearly 10%
• Cuts the Administration Environment Justice budget request by $275 million
• Prevents hiring 4,700 Biden-requested D.C. bureaucrats
• Prohibits COVID mask mandates on public transportation
• Exempts farmers and livestock producers from burdensome greenhouse gas regulations
• Increases DEA funding to combat the fentanyl crisis
• Rejects the Administration’s policies that would cut American energy production
• Fully funds veterans’ health care and benefits

“This bill is packed with conservative wins, and this is just the start,” said Ellzey. “Over the coming months, I will continue to work with my colleagues to continue to reduce federal spending and this Administration’s overreach.”