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Washington, D.C.  – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today voted in support of the Fiscal Year 2015 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, which passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support on a 340 to 73 vote.

“Defending our country is the first responsibility of the federal government. This legislation complies with the House budget, provides a raise for our troops and will maintain our defense readiness.  It’s my hope that the Senate will move quickly on their own defense appropriations bill so that we can iron out our differences and ensure that we pass this vital bill in a timely fashion under the regular rules.”

The House FY 2015 DOD Appropriations bill provides $491 billion in discretionary funding. The bill provides for a 1.8% pay increase for service members (above the President’s request of 1%) and funds military operations for the fiscal year beginning in October. The legislation also prohibits funding to be used in contravention of Sec. 1035 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, which deals with Congressional notification of the transfer or release of Guantanamo detainees

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Congresswoman Virginia Foxx is currently in her fifth term as the Representative of North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District and is the elected Republican Conference Secretary. Dr. Foxx is the chair of the House Education & the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and serves as Vice Chair of the House Rules Committee.

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