Omnibus Appropriations Act

Udall and Bennet Fought to Include Funding for FasTracks, CASTA

December 14, 2009 -- Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, U.S. Senators for Colorado joined the full Senate late yesterday in approving an Omnibus Appropriations bill that includes more than $97 million for Colorado transportation projects.

Senators Udall and Bennet fought for the funding to expand FasTracks and improve transportation across the Denver metro area and help improve bus service in communities across the state.

The bill is now headed to the president's desk for his signature.    » read more »

December 13, 2009 -- WASHINGTON – Hawaii will receive $387,072,035 for an array of critical initiatives including building and repairing roads, diversifying transportation options, refurbishing schools, expanding curriculums, funding scientific research, protecting endangered species and habitats, and subsidizing the work of law enforcement, Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel K. Inouye announced today.

The money for Hawaii projects is part of a consolidated appropriations bill accounting for the needs of nine federal agencies that had to pass before a stopgap funding measure expires December 18.    » read more »

Legislation will go to the President for his signature

December 13, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the final Omnibus spending bill which includes $126,432,544 in funding for several Illinois projects was approved by Congress. The bill will then go to the President for his signature.

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Projects include construction at military installations, Grand Forks airport, Minot industrial park

December 14, 2009 -- Washington – U.S. Senators Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan and Congressman Earl Pomeroy announced today that Congress has given final approval to an appropriations bill that includes support for a number of projects that will boost North Dakota’s economy – including construction at our military installations, high-tech research at UND and NDSU, a key construction project at Minot’s industrial park, and support for a new terminal at the Grand Forks airport.    » read more »

December 14, 2009 -- Washington, DC – Senator Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., today announced that the House and Senate have completed action on the Fiscal Year 2010 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill, which includes a significant amount of funding for many health, safety, education, and training programs throughout the State of West Virginia and the entire Nation.

The bill was part of an Omnibus Appropriations bill, which combined 6 of the 12 annual spending appropriations measures.

Byrd, in his capacity as the senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, was successful in securing millions of dollars for programs throughout the State of West Virginia.    » read more »

December 13, 2009 -- Washington, DC – Senator Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., today announced that Congress has passed and sent to President Obama for his signature the FY 2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill. The measure includes funding for key priorities offered by Senator Byrd, totaling more than $95 million for West Virginia’s military installations.

The bill also lays the groundwork for improvements to two Veterans Administration Medical Centers for the next fiscal year. The bill was part of an Omnibus Appropriations bill, which combined 6 of the 12 annual spending appropriations measures.    » read more »

Alaska Gains Millions for Vital Projects in Budget Bill Approved by Senate; Includes NOAA, Military Construction, Transportation

December 14, 2009 -- From millions of dollars worth of improvements to Alaska fisheries management to expansion of military facilities to support Alaska-based servicemen and women, U.S. Senator Mark Begich today supported final passage of the Omnibus Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010.

The $446.8 billion bill passed the Senate today by a vote of 57 - 35 and now goes to the President's desk for final approval.

"I was pleased to work closely with other senators to explain Alaska's diverse needs and glad they supported the millions of dollars worth of essential Alaska projects and initiatives contained in this bill," Begich said.    » read more »

“Washington is totally out of touch with mainstream America”

December 14, 2009 -- Washington -- Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) today called on President Barack Obama to veto a massive $1.1 trillion spending bill that cleared the Senate by one vote over the weekend.

“The president didn’t create this mess, but Congress must be restrained,” Bayh said. “We have to take the credit card away from the politicians who just want to spend, spend, spend. More than one trillion dollars of spending was just way too much. This may not win me a popularity contest in the halls of Congress, but it’s the right thing to do.    » read more »

December 10, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman John P. Murtha, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, announced today that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a $446.8 billion Omnibus Appropriations Bill that includes funding for projects and programs throughout western Pennsylvania.

This legislation wraps up work on the remaining non-defense fiscal year 2010 appropriations bills (excluded from this bill are the FY10 Defense Appropriations bill, which will be considered next week, and those appropriation bills already signed into law) and must still pass the Senate before it heads to the President for his signature. The House passed the Omnibus Appropriations bill 221-202.    » read more »

December 10, 2009 -- (Washington, DC) - Congresswoman Corrine Brown made the following statement:

"As the Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Railroads, I am appalled that language in the FY 2010 Omnibus appropriations bill permits people to carry guns on Amtrak trains. I am disappointed that there were not any hearings, discussions, or attempts to allow alternative points of view (voiced strongly by both the House Committee on Transportation as well as the House Committee on Homeland Security) whatsoever.    » read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Bobby Bright voted against the Conference Report on H.R. 3288, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010. H.R. 3288, also known as the Omnibus Appropriations bill, combines six separate spending bills at a total cost of nearly $447 billion, an almost 10% increase over fiscal year 2009. Each bill has been previously passed by the House.    » read more »

Calls for more fiscally responsible spending in these tough economic times

10 December 2009 -- Washington, DC - Congressman John Adler released the following statement after voting against the Fiscal Year 2010 Omnibus Spending bill today.

The nearly $450 billion funding bill is 12 percent higher than the total spending of the six appropriations bills compiled into the package. Congressman Adler was the only New Jersey Democrat to vote against the bill.    » read more »

Funding for projects will help put Nevadans back to work

December 13, 2009 -- Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid today secured nearly $100 million for projects in the Silver State that will create jobs and put Nevadans back to work. Reid, the Majority Leader of the Senate, secured these funds in the Transportation Omnibus Appropriations Act, which passed the Senate today.

This bill is a combination of the following appropriations bills: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development; Commerce, Justice and Science; Financial Services; Military Construction; Labor, Health and Human Services; and Foreign Operations.    » read more »

December 11, 2009 -- Washington – U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and U.S. Representatives Marion Berry (AR-01), Vic Snyder (AR-02), and Mike Ross (AR-04) today announced funding for Arkansas projects contained in a group of fiscal year 2010 spending bills, which passed the House of Representatives yesterday.

The package will fund a number of federal agencies in the coming year, including the Departments of Transportation, Commerce, Justice, Health and Human Services, Education, and Veterans Affairs. The Senate is expected to vote on the package in the coming days.    » read more »

December 10, 2009 -- Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) today announced that they helped secure $75,373,800 million for transportation, housing, environmental, defense, and other projects across the state.

The funding, which has been reported out of conference committee, is a part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act which includes the FY 2010 funding for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Financial Services and General Government; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; Military Construction, veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs.    » read more »