Government Funding Bill
On September 24, 2008, the House passed H.R. 2638, The Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act. The President signed the bill into law on September 30, 2008.
Read Speaker Pelosi's statement on passage of the bill>>
This act includes the following five components:
- Continuing Resolution, funding certain government operations at last year’s levels through March 6, 2009 (PDF Summary)
- Disaster Relief Package, which contains $22.9 billion in disaster relief (PDF Summary)
- FY 2009 Defense Appropriations (PDF Summary)
- FY 2009 Homeland Security Appropriations (PDF Summary)
- FY 2009 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations (PDF Summary)