From the Blog: President Obama’s FY 2011 Budget

Last week, President Obama proposed a budget for the federal government’s 2011 fiscal year, which begins October 1st. Read about the schedule by which FY 2011 spending is supposed to be determined in a blog post entitled: “The FY 2011 Budget Process Begins—$39,000 per Family in Spending.” A more detailed look at where the money would go can be found in: “The President’s Budget—Agency by Agency.”

Featured Item

A light schedule in Congress this week will be even lighter because of the storm that hit Washington, D.C. this weekend.

The House will debate H.R. 2701, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. The bill would would authorize spending for fiscal year 2010 on the government’s intelligence and intelligence-related activities.

The cost of the bill, which includes only non-classified intelligence programs, is about $6.50 per U.S. family.

H.R. 2701
The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
Costs $6.48 per family

What People Think

The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 33% For, 67% Against Vote on this Bill

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

New Items

H.R. 3695
Billy’s Law
Costs $0.41 per family

S. 633
The Tribal Health Promotion and Tribal Colleges and Universities Advancement Act of 2009
Costs $6.15 per family

H.R. 2288
The Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009
Costs $0.10 per family

H.R. 4506
The Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2010
Costs $1.05 per family

H.R. 569
The Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2009
Costs $0.10 per family

S. 1830
The Federal Agency Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2009
Costs $0.01 per family

H.R. 2476
The Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2009
Costs $0.00 per family

S. 2924
The Boys & Girls Clubs Centennial Reauthorization Act of 2009
Costs $2.39 per family

S. 1011
The Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009
Costs $0.08 per family

S. 1453
The Bureau of Reclamation Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2009
Costs $0.22 per family

S. 1757
A bill to provide for the prepayment of a repayment contract between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District, and for other purposes
Costs $0.00 per family

S. 2859
The Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2009
Costs $1.69 per family

Updated Items

H.R. 2802
To provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in honor of former President John Adams and his legacy, and for other purposes
Costs $0.00 per family

Passed Items

P.L. 111-128
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 116 North West Street in Somerville, Tennessee, as the “John S. Wilder Post Office Building”

P.L. 111-129
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 76 Brookside Avenue in Chester, New York, as the “1st Lieutenant Louis Allen Post Office”

P.L. 111-130
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9810 Halls Ferry Road in St. Louis, Missouri, as the “Coach Jodie Bailey Post Office Building”

P.L. 111-131
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 440 South Gulling Street in Portola, California, as the “Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office Building”

P.L. 111-132
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 427 Harrison Avenue in Harrison, New Jersey, as the “Patricia D. McGinty-Juhl Post Office Building”

P.L. 111-133
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16555 Springs Street in White Springs, Florida, as the “Clyde L. Hillhouse Post Office Building”

P.L. 111-134
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 170 North Main Street in Smithfield, Utah, as the “W. Hazen Hillyard Post Office Building”

P.L. 111-135
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Darrow Road in Stow, Ohio, as the “Corporal Joseph A. Tomci Post Office Building”

P.L. 111-136
To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes

P.L. 111-137
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and for other purposes
Costs $0.19 per family

P.L. 111-138
A bill to provide that claims of the United States to certain documents relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be treated as waived and relinquished in certain circumstances
Costs $0.00 per family