On July 19, the House approved, 276-140, the FY2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies spending bill (H.R. 3043), after rejecting, 206-213, a motion to recommit by Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA). The House Appropriations Committee approved the measure on July 11 (see The Source, 7/13/07). The Senate Appropriations Committee approved its version (S. 1710) on June 22 (see The Source, 6/22/07).
The measure would allocate $151.748 billion in discretionary funds in FY2008, $7.138 billion more than FY2007 and $10.832 billion over President Bush’s request.
During debate on the measure, the House approved the following amendments:
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