Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, announced on Friday more funding for Alaska within the second (and final) package of appropriations bills for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024.
According to the announcement from Senator Murkowski’s office, $5 million of the $85.7 million in funding for the state is designated for the Kenai Peninsula to renovate the South Peninsula Hospital Facility in Homer.
Friday morning, the Senate passed H.R. 2882, the vehicle for those appropriations bills, by a vote of 74-24. The package contains the FY 2024 bills for Defense, Financial Services, and General Government; Homeland Security; Labor, Health and Human Services; Education and Related Agencies; Legislative Branch and State, Foreign Operations; and Related Programs.
“I worked hard to ensure these bills will strengthen our Arctic military capabilities including delivering an icebreaker to Alaska waters, improve Alaskans’ access to healthcare, bolster workforce development, support our families, and improve border security. Throughout, we aimed at taking on Alaska’s biggest challenges—from modernizing our military and addressing our workforce challenges to helping with housing and childcare and combatting the mental health crisis in our state. I thank the many Alaskans who helped shape these priorities, and I’m proud to bring home investments that will benefit our health, economy, and security,” said Senator Murkowski.
“While this package marks the end of the FY 2024 appropriations cycle, we now turn immediately to the FY 2025 process. My project request portal has been open for the past two weeks, and Alaskans have until Sunday, March 31, to submit their requests for the next year of programmatic funding and Congressionally Directed Spending.”