We respectfully urge you to retain the $11 million program increase for U.S. Cyber Command high-performance team training under Budget Activity 12D, Cyberspace Operations, as Congress completes the Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Defense Appropriations Act.
Will support retaining an $11 million FY2027 Department of Defense appropriations increase for U.S. Cyber Command high-performance team training at Fort Meade.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) were joined by Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) and U.S. Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), April McClain Delaney (MD-06), and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) in requesting $11 million for U.S. Cyber Command as Congress works to complete the Fiscal Year 2027 defense appropriations.
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We respectfully urge you to retain the $11 million program increase for U.S. Cyber Command high-performance team training under Budget Activity 12D, Cyberspace Operations, as Congress completes the Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Defense Appropriations Act.
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12D CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 1,880,381 1,934,492 54,111 Program increase--high performance team training 11,000
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Last Action Date Listed June 26, 2026 Action Mr. Calvert, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Sec. 101. Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2026 and under the authority and conditions provided in such Acts
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Division A of Public Law (P.L.) 119-103 ( the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027) (CR) provides continuing appropriations for the period October 1, 2026, through December 11, 2026.
Assessments
The verified commitment was an advocacy action: to support and urge retention of the $11 million FY2027 increase. Verified evidence shows Hoyer was named among Maryland delegation members requesting the $11 million for U.S. Cyber Command, and the letter text specifically urged retention of the $11 million program increase for high-performance team training. The separate final enactment of the FY2027 Defense Appropriations Act remains unresolved, but this occurrence-specific promise was to support/urge retention, which was completed by Hoyer in the same term.