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The House and Senate return from their July 4th holiday this week, and more annual spending bills are up for consideration. They will determine where tax dollars are spent for the 2010 fiscal year which begins October 1st.

The House will debate H.R. 2997, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010. The bill would spend money for the operation of the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Farm Credit Administration.

Passage of H.R. 2997, would cost about $1,100 per U.S. family.

The House will also debate H.R. 3081, the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010.

The bill would spend money on the operation of the Department of State, US-AID, and various other agencies related to foreign affairs, including the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).

Passage of H.R. 3081, would cost the average U.S. family about $460.

The Senate will debate H.R. 2918, the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010. The bill would spend about $38 per U.S. family on operations of the U.S. Congress.

H.R. 2997
The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
Costs $1,103.28 per family

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 $460.83 per family

H.R. 2918
The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010
Costs $38.12 per family

What People Think

The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 29% For, 71% Against Vote on this Bill

H.R. 3081 38% For, 62% Against Vote on this Bill

The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010 36% For, 64% Against Vote on this Bill

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

New Items

S. 1107
The Judicial Survivors Protection Act of 2009
Costs $0.00 per family

H.R. 129
To authorize the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in the Los Padres National Forest in California
Costs $0.00 per family

H.R. 409
To provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in the State of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and for other purposes
Costs $0.13 per family

H.R. 512
The Federal Election Integrity Act of 2009
Costs $0.00 per family

S. 475
The Military Spouses Residency Relief Act
Costs $0.00 per family

S. 920
The Information Technology (IT) Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009
Costs $1.31 per family

H.R. 2188
The Joint Ventures for Bird Habitat Conservation Act of 2009
Costs $0.00 per family

S. 933
The Contaminated Sediment Remediation Reauthorization Act
Costs $5.47 per family

S. 937
The Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act
Costs $0.06 per family

S. 1229
The Entrepreneurial Development Act of 2009
Costs $5.25 per family

Updated Items

H.R. 2998
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
Costs $12,433.74 per family

Passed Items

P.L. 111-33
The Native American Heritage Day Act of 2009

P.L. 111-34
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the “J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and United States Courthouse”

P.L. 111-35
To designate the Federal building located at 799 United Nations Plaza in New York, New York, as the “Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United Nations Building”

P.L. 111-36
The Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009
Costs $0.00 per family

P.L. 111-37
The Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2009
Costs $0.00 per family

P.L. 111-38
A bill to provide additional personnel authorities for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
Costs $0.00 per family

P.L. 111-39
To make technical corrections to the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes

P.L. 111-40
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots (”WASP”)