Senators advanced their first two government-funding bills in a committee vote Thursday, but a third measure stalled amid a dispute over the location of the FBI headquarters.
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved its Agriculture-FDA and Legislative Branch legislation with bipartisan support. The Commerce-Justice-Science bill stalled amid tense negotiations on the location of the FBI headquarters.
Members voted 27-0 to advance the Agriculture-FDA bill. They voted 26-1 to advance the Legislative Branch bill.
The panel initially voted 21-6 to approve the Commerce-Justice-Science bill, but members later sought to retroactively change their votes after a spat over the FBI headquarters. Senate Appropriations ...