House finishes appropriations, Senate making progress

摘要

The House passed all 12 of the fiscal year (FY) 2010 appropriation bills before leaving for its August recess; the Senate has completed just four. The Energy and Water, Homeland Security, Legislative Branch, and Agriculture bills have passed both chambers, paving the way for the conference process to begin in September, the last month of FY 2009. The Senate version of the Agriculture bill includes $1.23 billion for the Agricultural Research Service and $1,306 billion for the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, whereas the House version allocates $1.19 billion and $1,253 billion, respectively.