Norton Praises Funding for DHS Consolidation Project at St. Elizabeths in Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) praised the House's fiscal year 2023 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill for providing the General Services Administration $380 million for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) consolidation project at the St. Elizabeths West Campus in Ward 8 in the District of Columbia. The Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government passed the bill last week.

"The DHS consolidation project at St. Elizabeths is immensely important to the federal government as well as to the District of Columbia, where DHS will be consolidated," Norton said. "I appreciate that the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill includes funding for this important project. Currently, many DHS agencies operate from expensive leased spaces across the National Capital Region. Consolidating the headquarters of these agencies on one campus will improve national security coordination and cooperation while reducing the federal government's footprint and saving taxpayer money. DHS consolidation will also lead to more economic activity in D.C. by DHS employees, assisting D.C.'s economy. The funding will go a long way to completing the project, improving DHS operations and improving our country's security."

Norton has long supported the consolidation project and has secured more than $2 billion for the project.

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