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Last week, Congress passed H.R. 2346, the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009, and it now goes to the president for his signature. The bill, which spends about $920 per U.S. family on military activities in Iraq and Afghanistan, got some interesting add-ons on its way through Congress. Read about it in a post called “Congress Passes War Spending Bill.”

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Last week, the House passed H.R. 2847, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.

The bill would spend money to support the operations of the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, and various science-related agencies like NASA and the National Science Foundation.

Passage of H.R. 2847, would cost about $680 per U.S. family.

This week, the House will consider H.R. 2892, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010.

H.R. 2892 would spend about $460 per U.S. family on running the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal 2010.

The House will also debate H.R. 2647, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010.

The bill would authorize spending for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, and it would prescribe military personnel strengths for the coming fiscal year.

No cost estimate is available for the bill, but the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 authorized just under $5,000 per U.S. family in spending.

H.R. 2847
The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
Costs $684.75 per family

H.R. 2892
The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010
Costs $458.33 per family

H.R. 2647
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

What People Think

The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 13% For, 87% Against Vote on this Bill

The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 50% For, 50% Against Vote on this Bill

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 50% For, 50% Against Vote on this Bill

Displayed below are new, updated, and passed items with their cost or savings per family.

New Items

H.R. 934
To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands
Costs $0.00 per family

S. 423
The Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009
Costs $1,465.52 per family

S. 469
A bill to amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the computation for part-time service under the Civil Service Retirement System
Costs $0.28 per family

S. 629
The Part-Time Reemployment of Annuitants Act of 2009
Costs $0.00 per family

H.R. 2728
The William Orton Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act
Costs $0.03 per family

S. 1294
An original bill making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes
Costs $32.84 per family

S. 1298
An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes
Costs $461.77 per family

H.R. 509
The Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009
Costs $0.20 per family

H.R. 1172
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors
Costs $0.00 per family

H.R. 2751
The Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act
Costs $38.63 per family

H.R. 2918
The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010
Costs $38.00 per family

H.R. 556
The Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act
Costs $0.17 per family

S. 327
The Improving Assistance to Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims Act of 2009
Costs $0.18 per family

S. 380
The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Modification Act
Costs $0.07 per family

H.R. 1016
The Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009
Costs $1,561.96 per family

H.R. 1037
The Pilot College Work Study Programs for Veterans Act of 2009
Costs $0.40 per family

H.R. 1211
The Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act
Costs $1.38 per family

S. 669
The Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
Costs $0.00 per family

H.R. 2180
To amend title 38, United States Code, to waive housing loan fees for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities called to active service
Saves $0.01 per family

H.R. 2510
The Absentee Ballot Track, Receive, and Confirm Act
Costs $0.17 per family

H.R. 2892
The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010
Costs $458.33 per family

S. 212
The Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act
Costs $0.17 per family

H.R. 1752
To provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration
Costs $0.02 per family

H.R. 1604
The Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2009
Costs $0.00 per family

H.R. 2847
The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
Costs $684.75 per family

Updated Items

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Passed Items

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