US EditionSenate Committee Votes to Block Trump FBI Headquarters Move
MARYLAND, JUL 10 – The Senate Appropriations Committee blocked fund diversion for the Greenbelt FBI site, approving a 15-14 amendment amid a long dispute over the FBI's permanent headquarters location.
- On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee narrowly approved Van Hollen’s amendment, with a 15-14 vote, blocking funds for the Greenbelt FBI headquarters and gaining bipartisan support including Sen. Murkowski.
- After nearly 15 years of site selection, the Trump administration’s last-minute plan to move the FBI to the Ronald Reagan Building prompted Van Hollen to warn it would set a bad precedent.
- The Senate Appropriations Committee narrowly approved a 15-14 amendment, with Murkowski crossing party lines to support Democrats and GOP senators flipping to no.
- Following the vote, the Maryland delegation pledged to continue fighting, as the appropriations process remains a legislative tug-of-war over FBI headquarters funding.
- Any unilateral fund reallocation risks setting a bad precedent, as Van Hollen warned, with lawmakers highlighting security gaps at the Reagan Building without proper analysis.
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Senate Committee Votes to Block FBI Headquarters Relocation
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to ban the Federal Bureau of Investigation from a planned move to the Ronald Reagan building in Washington, D.C. The July 10 vote approved a Justice Department funding bill amendment that blocked the Trump administration from keeping the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., through a change in destination for the bureau. The Republican majority committee voted 15-14 to adopt language that would halt a m…
Senators hit funding snag over Trump FBI headquarters move
The Senate Appropriations Committee sputtered Thursday as its consideration of the annual Justice Department funding bill was cut short due to a dispute over the Trump administration’s plans to relocate the FBI’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. The Senate committee met Thursday morning for its first markup of the fiscal 2026 funding season to consider three of the 12 annual spending bills, covering billions of dollars for the departments of Com…
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