Second FY2008 Supplemental Appropriations for Military Operations, International Affairs, and Other Purposes
Abstract
During its first session, the 110th Congress provided emergency appropriations of $86.8 billion for the Department of Defense and $2.4 billion for international affairs, mainly for activities related to military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Of those amounts, $70 billion for defense and all of the $2.4 billion for international affairs were provided in the FY2008 consolidated appropriations bill, H.R. 2764, which the President signed into law, P.L. 110-161, on December 26, 2007. Congress left unresolved, however, the status of a substantial amount of additional FY2008 emergency funding that the Administration had requested. In all, Congress did not act on about $102.5 billion requested for the Department of Defense and $5.4 billion for international affairs. Congressional leaders have said that they plan to bring up a bill providing additional supplemental appropriations for FY2008 sometime this spring. Now, the House Appropriations Committee plans to begin marking up a supplemental bill the week of April 21. The bill may include some or all of the remaining amounts the Administration has requested for defense and international affairs and also funding for additional domestic as well as defense and international programs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 15, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA480725
Entities
People
- Catherine Dale
- Curt Tarnoff
- Pat Towell
- Rhoda Margesson
- Stephen Daggett
- Susan B. Epstein
Organizations
- Library of Congress