Fiscal Year 2025 deliberations are underway in the United States Congress. Currently, Members of Congress who serve on the House and Senate Appropriations Committees are receiving input from their colleagues regarding spending priorities they want to see emerge in the 12 bills that the committees will draft this summer. These bills will propose funding for all Federal government agencies in the next fiscal year, which begins October 1, 2024.
To garner support for specific spending priorities, members of Congress often circulate �Dear Colleague� letters. These letters are an effective tool that congressional champions use to generate and communicate support to the leaders of House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees responsible for funding certain Federal programs and agencies.
In the House of Representatives, Representative Judy Chu (D-CA-28) circulated a FY 2025 Dear Colleague letter, urging the House Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee to prioritize funding for the U.S. Census Bureau. The letter was signed by 51 bipartisan members of the U.S. House.
In the Senate, Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Tina Smith (D-MN) circulated a similar letter that attracted the support of 24 Democratic Senators.
The Census Project appreciates the leadership of Senators Schatz and Smith and Representative Chu and the support that their colleagues expressed for the U.S. Census Bureau in Fiscal Year 2025.
Members of Congress Express Support for Funding Census Bureau in Fiscal Year 2025
Fiscal Year 2025 deliberations are underway in the United States Congress. Currently, Members of Congress who serve on the House and Senate Appropriations Committees are receiving input from their colleagues regarding spending priorities they want to see emerge in the 12 bills that the committees will draft this summer. These bills will propose funding for all Federal government agencies in the next fiscal year, which begins October 1, 2024.
To garner support for specific spending priorities, members of Congress often circulate �Dear Colleague� letters. These letters are an effective tool that congressional champions use to generate and communicate support to the leaders of House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees responsible for funding certain Federal programs and agencies.
In the House of Representatives, Representative Judy Chu (D-CA-28) circulated a FY 2025 Dear Colleague letter, urging the House Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee to prioritize funding for the U.S. Census Bureau. The letter was signed by 51 bipartisan members of the U.S. House.
In the Senate, Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Tina Smith (D-MN) circulated a similar letter that attracted the support of 24 Democratic Senators.
The Census Project appreciates the leadership of Senators Schatz and Smith and Representative Chu and the support that their colleagues expressed for the U.S. Census Bureau in Fiscal Year 2025.
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