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Federal Spending Bill Includes Money For Alexandria Projects

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Originally published in: Patch Funding for community projects in Alexandria was included in the federal omnibus government funding bill. Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents Alexandria in Virginia's 8th congressional district, requested funding for community projects in his district in the federal spending bill. Funding could be requested by state and local government, public…

Federal Spending Bill Includes Funds For Falls Church Projects

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Originally published in: Patch Funding for community projects in Falls Church was included in the federal omnibus government funding bill. Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents Falls Church in Virginia's 8th congressional district, requested funding for community projects in his district in the federal spending bill. Funding could be requested by state and local government, public…

Beyer Secures Over $17 Million In Funding And Northern Virginia Wins In Omnibus Funding Bill

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents Northern Virginia in the U.S. House, today announced that he had secured funding and legislative wins in the bipartisan funding bill for FY23. The omnibus government funding bill was the product of bipartisan negotiations; it passed the Senate this afternoon and expected to be passed by the House later today. Beyer said: “I am proud to announce that…

$ Coming to F.C. In Omnibus Federal Bill

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Originally published in: Falls Church News-Press According to News-Press sources, the U.S. Congressional 2022 Omnibus spending bill expected to be passed and signed this Friday includes substantial funding for two programs in the City of Falls Church championed by U.S. Rep. Don Beyer.  Beyer’s office confirmed this with Falls Church Deputy City Manager Cindy Mester this week,…

House Passes Larsen, Beyer Bill to Prepare U.S. Aviation for Future Public Health Emergencies

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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act, legislation introduced by Reps. Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Don Beyer (VA-08) to require the development of a national aviation preparedness plan for future public health emergencies. The bipartisan bill, which passed the House by a final vote of 293 to 133, now heads to the Senate for…

Beyer’s Cleaner, Quieter Airplanes Act Signed Into Law

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President Joe Biden yesterday signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law, which included the first NASA authorization passed by Congress in over five years. That section of the Act, Title VII of the science division, included the full text of Rep. Don Beyer’s Cleaner, Quieter Airplanes Act. Beyer chairs the House Science Committee’s Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics; he introduced the…

Beyer airplane noise bill becoming law as part of CHIPS Act

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Originally published on ARLnow.  Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) is addressing a key constituent concern — airplane noise — through the just-signed CHIPS Act. The $280 billion bill is primarily focused on boosting domestic semiconductor manufacturing, but contains other scientific research provisions. Among them is wording from Beyer to “bolster NASA’s efforts to reduce emissions from…

Northern Virginia Representatives’ Statement On Silver Line Expansion

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U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), and Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), who represent Northern Virginia in the U.S. House, today issued the following statement on the announcement from Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) that the Silver Line expansion project is now ready for final operational readiness testing: “Today’s announcement brings the…

Metro takes control of Silver Line extension, starting testing phase

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Originally published in The Washington Post. Metro is taking control of the Silver Line extension, the transit agency announced Thursday, moving the long-delayed project a step closer to passenger service. Riders could begin boarding trains this fall if testing and safety accreditations are completed. The handover to the transit agency from the Metropolitan Washington Airports…

Ahead Of Vice President Harris’ Event In Falls Church, Beyer Submits Community Project Requests To Fund Northern Virginia Initiatives

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents the Northern Virginia suburbs of the nation’s capital, today announced his submissions on behalf of Virginia’s 8th Congressional District requesting federal funds from the Fiscal Year 2023 Community Project Funding (CPF) Program, which will provide targeted funding for local projects across the country. All of Beyer’s FY22 requests were fully funded…