1、Order Code RS22596Updated January 25, 2008FY2008 Appropriations for State and LocalHomeland SecurityShawn ReeseAnalyst in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryCongress appropriated $4,228 million for FY2008 Department of HomelandSecurity assistance programs for states an
2、d localities, which is $841 million more thanthe FY2007 appropriation of $3,387 million. The Administration had requested anappropriation of $2,196 million, which was $1,191 million less than the FY2007appropriated amount. The House-passed appropriation of $4,306 million for state andlocal programs
3、was $920 million more than the FY2007 appropriated amount. TheSenate committee reported Senate-passed appropriation of $4,136 million for state andlocal programs was $749 million more than the FY2007 appropriation. This report willnot be updated.This report is an overview of the FY2008 appropriation
4、 for the Department ofHomeland Security (DHS) assistance programs for states and localities. DHSs assistanceor activities are designed to provide assistance to state and local first responders firefighters, emergency medical personnel, emergency managers, and law enforcementofficers. The Office of G
