by Travis Sharp On October 7, a House-Senate conference committee finalized the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Defense Authorization bill. The conference bill, which reconciles differences between the separate House- and Senate-passed bills, must now return to both houses for final approval before being submitted to President Obama for signature or veto. The House passed the […]
Analysis of FY 2010 Senate Defense Appropriations Bill (HR 3326)
by Travis Sharp September 24, 2009 On September 10, 2009, the Senate Appropriations Committee completed its markup of the fiscal year (FY) 2010 Defense Appropriations bill (HR 3326). The Committee bill provides $625.8 billion in total discretionary funding, $3.5 billion less than the President’s request. Of the total, $497.6 billion is for the Department of […]
Analysis of FY 2010 House Defense Appropriations Bill (HR 3326)
by Travis Sharp July 28, 2009 On July 22, 2009, the House Appropriations Committee completed its markup of the fiscal year (FY) 2010 Defense Appropriations bill (HR 3326). The Committee bill provides $636.6 billion in total funding, $3.8 billion less than the President’s request. Of the total, $508.4 billion is for the Department of Defense […]
Analysis of Senate Defense Authorization for FY 2010 (S. 1390)
by Christopher Hellman July 13, 2009 HIGHLIGHTS OF SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE ACTION ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2010 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL (S. 1390) The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) completed its markup of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Defense Authorization bill (S. 1390) on June 25, 2009. SASC’s marked up bill recommends an overall FY’10 […]
House Armed Services Committee Action on the FY 2010 Defense Authorization Bill (H.R. 2647)
by Christopher Hellman and Travis Sharp The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) completed its markup of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Defense Authorization bill (HR 2647) on June 17, 2009. HASC’s marked-up bill recommends an overall FY 2010 authorization level of $680.5 billion, $348 million more than requested by the administration. This $680.5 billion total includes […]
