This week, the House and Senate approved their respective versions of the FY2010 budget resolution. A House-Senate conference committee is expected to meet soon to reconcile the differences in the two versions of the resolution. The House and Senate Budget Committees approved H. Con. Res. 85 and S. Con. Res. 13, respectively, last week (see The Source, 3/27/09).
House
On April 2, the House approved, 233-196, its version of the FY2010 budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 85). Provisions of the resolution are detailed in last week’s issue (see The Source, 3/27/09).
During consideration of the budget resolution, the following amendments were defeated:
Senate
On April 2, the Senate approved, 55-43, the FY2010 budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 13). Provisions of the resolution are detailed in last week’s issue (see The Source, 3/27/09).
During debate on the measure, the Senate approved the following amendments by unanimous consent, unless otherwise noted:
The Senate defeated the following amendments: