Senate Committee Votes to Block FBI Headquarters Relocation

The 15-14 vote was along party lines except for Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) who voted with Democrats to halt the administration’s move.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) speaks during a confirmation hearing with the nominee for Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to ban the Federal Bureau of Investigation from a planned move to the Ronald Reagan building in Washington, D.C.

The July 10 vote approved a Justice Department funding bill amendment that blocked the Trump administration from keeping the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., through a change in destination for the bureau.