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National
Key Vote
Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Supplemental Appropriations
Project Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that makes supplemental military appropriations for fiscal year 2009-2010, in addition to supplemental appropriations for other purposes.
NOTE: THIS IS A VOTE TO RECEDE FROM AMENDMENTS PASSED IN THIS CHAMBER AND PASS THE VERSION OF THE BILL THAT WAS ADOPTED BY THE OPPOSING CHAMBER.
Highlights:
-Appropriates $33.29 billion (including appropriation increases and rescissions) for the Department of Defense for military purposes, including, but not limited to, the following (Ch. 3):-$24.59 billion for operation and maintenance;
-$4.95 billion for procurement; and
-$1.79 billion for military personnel. -Appropriates $13.38 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs for compensation and pensions, and specifies that the funds may not be obligated or expended until the expiration of the period for Congressional disapproval of the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a service connection between exposure of veterans to Agent Orange during service in the Republic of Vietnam during "the Vietnam era" and hairy cell leukemia, other chronic B cell leukemias, Parkinson's disease, and ischemic heart disease (Ch. 9, Sec. 902).
-Appropriates $6.18 billion for the Department of State, including, but not limited to, the following (Ch. 10):-$3.17 billion for bilateral economic assistance;
-$1.41 billion for administration of foreign affairs;
-$1.13 billion for international security assistance; and
-$96.5 million for international organizations. -Appropriates $5.1 billion for the Department of Homeland Security for the Federal Emergency Management Agency for disaster relief (Ch. 6).
Link to Legislation: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:hr4899:
House Passage: 03/24/2010 : Bill Passed 239 - 175 (Roll no. 186) Senate Passage With Amendment: 05/27/2010 : Bill Passed: 67 - 28 (Record Vote Number 176)
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY. House Concurrence Vote With Amendment: 07/01/2010 : Concurrence Vote Passed: 239 - 182 (Roll no. 430)
NOTE: THIS IS NOT A VOTE TO CONCUR WITH THE ENTIRE BILL TEXT; THE QUESTION WAS DIVIDED INTO PORTIONS, EACH OF WHICH REQUIRES A SEPARATE VOTE. THE PORTION OF THE BILL TEXT THAT THIS CONCURRENCE VOTE APPLIES IS ENUMERATED IN THE SUMMARY. House Concurrence Vote With Amendment: 07/01/2010 : Concurrence Vote Failed 25 - 376 (Roll no. 431)
NOTE: THIS IS NOT A VOTE TO CONCUR WITH THE ENTIRE BILL TEXT; THE QUESTION WAS DIVIDED INTO PORTIONS, EACH OF WHICH REQUIRES A SEPARATE VOTE. THE PORTION OF THE BILL TEXT THAT THIS CONCURRENCE VOTE APPLIES IS ENUMERATED IN THE SUMMARY. House Concurrence Vote With Amendment: 07/01/2010 : Concurrence Vote Failed: 100 - 321 (Roll no. 432)
NOTE: THIS IS NOT A VOTE TO CONCUR WITH THE ENTIRE BILL TEXT; THE QUESTION WAS DIVIDED INTO PORTIONS, EACH OF WHICH REQUIRES A SEPARATE VOTE. THE PORTION OF THE BILL TEXT THAT THIS CONCURRENCE VOTE APPLIES IS ENUMERATED IN THE SUMMARY. House Concurrence Vote With Amendment: 07/01/2010 : Concurrence Vote Failed: 162 - 260 (Roll no. 433)
NOTE: THIS IS NOT A VOTE TO CONCUR WITH THE ENTIRE BILL TEXT; THE QUESTION WAS DIVIDED INTO PORTIONS, EACH OF WHICH REQUIRES A SEPARATE VOTE. THE PORTION OF THE BILL TEXT THAT THIS CONCURRENCE VOTE APPLIES IS ENUMERATED IN THE SUMMARY. Senate Nonconcurrence Vote: 07/22/2010 : Nonconcurrence Vote Passed Voice Vote House Concurrence Vote: 07/27/2010 : Concurrence Vote Passed 308 - 114 (Roll no. 474)
NOTE: THIS IS A VOTE TO RECEDE FROM AMENDMENTS PASSED IN THIS CHAMBER AND PASS THE VERSION OF THE BILL THAT WAS ADOPTED BY THE OPPOSING CHAMBER. President Passage: 07/29/2010 : Signed Became Public Law Number 111-212
Sponsor: Rep. Obey, David Ross (D-WI)
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