NSF Congressional Highlight
Congress Passes FY09 Omnibus Bill

March 10, 2009

On Tuesday, March 10, 2009, almost six months after the beginning of the fiscal year, the Senate approved the $410 billion omnibus appropriations bill for FY09, sending it to President Obama for his signature. The Senate approved the bill on a voice vote after voting 62-35 to cut off debate. The House passed the bill February 25, 2009 by a vote of 245-178, with 8 not voting.

The National Science Foundation received a total of $6,490.40 billion for FY09. Please see chart below for details.

Account	FY08 Current Plan	FY09 Request	FY09 Final
Research and Related Activities1 Emer. Appro. P.L. 101-252	$4,821.47 22.50	$5,593.99	$5,183.10
Education and Human Resources Emer. Appro. P.L. 101-252	725.60 40.00	790.41	845.26
Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction	220.74	147.51	152.01
Agency Operations and Award Management	281.79	305.06	294.00
National Science Board	3.97	4.03	4.03
Office of Inspector General	11.43	13.10	12.00
Rescission required under P.L. 110-1612	6,127.50 -33.00
Total To compare, rescission and FY08 supp. not included	$ 6,094.50 $6,065.00	$ 6,854.10	$ 6,490.40 +7% over FY08 CP

¹ Funding for EPSCoR was transferred to the RRA appropriation in FY08. It was previously funded with the EHR appropriation. Use "Back" to return to text.

² P.L. 110-161 requires the rescission of $33 million from prior year unobligated balances. Use "Back" to return to text.