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Congress is well into the process of passing the twelve bills that dictate federal government spending for the 2010 fiscal year, which begins October 1, 2009. We have produced a table to track the bills. See it in the blog post entitled: “FY 2010 Spending Tracker.”

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The House and Senate are off this week for the July 4th holiday. They will return to work next week.

Last week, the House passed “cap-and-trade” legislation. H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, would limit the quantity of greenhouse gases emitted by electricity generation and other industrial production. The Environmental Protection Agency would issue allowances to emit those gases. Some allowances would be auctioned, and the remainder would be distributed at no charge.

Passage of H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, would cost about $12,000 per U.S. family. The creation and allocation of renewable energy credits (by sale or giveaway) would be equivalent to a large tax on energy and industrial production, and spending of the tax funds.

The House also passed H.R. 2996, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010. The bill would spend about $335 per U.S. family on operations of the Department of Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and similar agencies.

H.R. 2454
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
Costs $12,161.50 per family

H.R. 2996
The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
Costs $334.62 per family

What People Think

The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 4% For, 96% Against Vote on this Bill

The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 43% For, 57% Against Vote on this Bill

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

New Items

H.R. 3081
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes
Costs $460.15 per family

H.R. 3082
Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes
Costs $1,238.48 per family

H.R. 1196
To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to carry out a series of demonstration projects to promote the use of innovative technologies in reducing energy consumption and promoting energy efficiency and cost savings in the House of Representatives
Costs $0.22 per family

H.R. 2701
The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
Costs $6.15 per family

H.R. 2998
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
Costs $12,193.57 per family

H.R. 1442
To provide for the sale of the Federal Government’s reversionary interest in approximately 60 acres of land in Salt Lake City, Utah, originally conveyed to the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association under the Act of January 23, 1909
Costs $0.00 per family

H.R. 1454
The Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009
Costs $0.00 per family

H.R. 2650
The Coast Guard Modernization Act of 2009
Costs $0.05 per family

H.R. 2652
The Maritime Safety Act of 2009
Costs $0.35 per family

H.R. 2996
The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
Costs $334.62 per family

H.R. 2997
The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
Costs $1,101.66 per family

H.R. 2008
The Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act
Saves $0.06 per family

H.R. 2647
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
Costs $6,299.61 per family

S. 1233
The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009
Costs $1.96 per family

H.R. 1275
The Utah Recreational Land Exchange Act of 2009
Costs $0.00 per family

S. 962
The Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009
Costs $40.77 per family

Updated Items

H.R. 2847
The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
Costs $680.74 per family

Passed Items

P.L. 111-26
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12877 Broad Street in Sparta, Georgia, as the “Yvonne Ingram-Ephraim Post Office Building”

P.L. 111-27
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 East 3rd Street in Jamestown, New York, as the “Stan Lundine Post Office Building”

P.L. 111-28
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 103 West Main Street in McLain, Mississippi, as the “Major Ed W. Freeman Post Office”

P.L. 111-29
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3245 Latta Road in Rochester, New York, as the “Brian K. Schramm Post Office Building”

P.L. 111-30
The Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 Extension Act

P.L. 111-31
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
Costs $101.69 per family

P.L. 111-32
The Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009
Costs $920.79 per family