H.R. 3293, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 – known in the business as “Labor/HHS approps” – is scheduled for the House floor today. It would spend nearly $7,500 per U.S. family on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related [...]
Congress is well into the process of passing the twelve spending bills that dictate federal government spending for the 2010 fiscal year, which begins October 1, 2009. We’ve produced a table to track the House and Senate bills, their costs, and votes on them, as well as votes on final passage of the compromise [...]
When is nothing happening newsworthy? How about when Congress spends thousands of dollars per U.S. family without oversight.
With just over two weeks to go before the beginning of the new fiscal year October 1st, neither the House or the Senate have introduced all the annual spending bills, and none have passed into law.
These are [...]
If you were to make a donation toward getting health care to people in need, where would you send your money? Toppenish, Washington? Perhaps Swainsboro, Georgia?
Well, you have made a donation toward getting health care to people in need, and it was sent to Toppenish and Swainsboro, as well as a couple dozen other [...]
We’ve updated the FY 2009 Budget and Spending Process page with information on the first few annual spending bills that are now making their way through Congress.
The new additions, and their cost per family (at current interest rates and population figures), are:
S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies – $559.17
S. 3181, Homeland Security – [...]