On October 7, the Senate approved the conference report for the Homeland Security fiscal year 2006 funding bill (H.R. 2360), sending the bill to the president for his signature. The House had approved the $31.9 billion bill one day earlier. The bill is heavily focused on border protection, with more than one-third of the funding … Continue reading Legislative Alert: Homeland Security Funding Bill Sent to President; Contains Cuts to First Responder Grants, Change to Grant Formula