This week, the House and Senate approved their respective versions of the FY2009 budget resolution. A House-Senate conference committee is expected to meet soon to reconcile the differences in the two versions of the resolution.
House
On March 13, the House approved, 212-207, its version of the FY2009 budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 312). Provisions of the resolution are detailed in the March 7 edition of the The Source.
During consideration of the budget resolution, the following amendments were defeated:
Senate
Also on March 13, the Senate approved, 51-44, the FY2009 budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 70). Provisions of the resolution are detailed in the March 7 edition of The Source.
During consideration of the budget resolution, the Senate approved:
The Senate also approved the following amendments by unanimous consent:
The following amendments were defeated: