Ciscomani Supports Passage of Final FY24 Appropriations Package

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, today voted to pass the House’s second and final FY2024 appropriations package, avoiding a government shutdown. The package also fully funded the Udall Foundation, consistent with Ciscomani’s bill, H.R. 2882, to reauthorize the foundation for five additional years.

“Throughout this year’s appropriations process, my top priority was to keep the government working for the American people while striving for a responsible budget that funds Arizona’s priorities instead of government waste,” said Ciscomani. “Both funding packages were a product of a divided government; while it didn’t include every provision we wanted, the bill fulfills the most important role the government has, which is to protect its citizens. With this package, our federal government stays open and operating for our constituents, supports our troops, and provides for a strong national defense strategy.”

The first package, passed earlier this month, included $26 million for 13 projects in all five counties of AZ-06, secured by Ciscomani through Community Project Funding (CPF) requests. You can read more about those projects here.

The second package also includes funding for a number of priorities that the Arizona congressman advocate for, such as: 

• National Air Security Operations Center, providing $4 million to begin the planning and design work for AMO facilities in Sierra Vista.
• Border Patrol overtime pay.
• DHS migrant custody and removal operations with additional detention capacity.
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) workforce care.
• An additional 22,000 Border Patrol Agents, the highest level ever funded.
• Assistance to Israel, fully funding the Israeli Cooperative Missile Defense Programs, which includes Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and Arrow – parts of which are made in AZ-06.
• Federal TRIO programs in the Department of Education.
• Research on cancers and Alzheimer’s, which is in part done in partnership with the University of Arizona.
• Head Start programs.

The package also includes language provisions like:

• Efforts regarding CBP Tethered Aerostats Radar Systems (TARS).
• Support for medical services in rural areas, like Fort Huachuca.
• Facilitation of modernization of Land Ports of Entry.
• Advocacy for the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). 

Congressman Ciscomani is the only member from the Arizona congressional delegation to sit on the House Appropriations Committee.