US EditionFBI Headquarters Fight Stymies Spending Bill in Senate
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND, JUL 10 – Senate panel blocks funding for FBI headquarters outside Greenbelt, Maryland, in a 15-14 vote amid disputes over cost and location, delaying the fiscal 2026 Commerce-Justice-Science bill.
- On July 11, 2025, progress on the Senate Appropriations Committee's funding measure for the Commerce, Justice, and Science departments for fiscal year 2026 was delayed due to disagreements over the FBI headquarters' location.
- The impasse followed President Trump's reversal of the approved plan to build the FBI headquarters in Greenbelt, Maryland, opting instead for the Ronald Reagan Building downtown.
- Senator Chris Van Hollen introduced a narrowly adopted 15-14 amendment blocking funds for any site other than Greenbelt, joined by Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski and Democrats.
- Senators described the stalled bill as bipartisan and well-supported before the vote, with Senator Susan Collins calling it 'sad' that one issue sank it.
- The committee recessed without resolution, leaving the bill's status uncertain and highlighting tensions over congressional authority and spending amid ongoing negotiations.
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Spending bill stalls in US Senate amid fight over Maryland as FBI HQ destination • Wisconsin Examiner
The FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 23, 2023. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s plan to relocate the Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters to the Ronald Reagan building in the District of Columbia, and not a previously selected location in suburban Maryland, hit a roadblock Thursday. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to adopt an amendment from…
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FBI headquarters dispute holds up the Commerce-Justice-Science bill
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NBC NewsFight over new FBI headquarters site stalls government funding bill
A fight over where to relocate the FBI’s headquarters ground the Senate appropriations process to a halt on Thursday — a setback for lawmakers working to avert a government shutdown by the Sept. 30 deadline. The Senate Appropriations Committee had been scheduled to pass one of its 12 appropriations bills and send it to the full Senate. But Chair Susan...
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