House Vote: Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Resolution
Summary: Provides funding for education, health care for uninsured children, affordable housing, energy assistance, and nutrition programs
Result: Bill Passed
A vote for the bill was counted as a + vote (in line with LCCR's position)
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Bill Name: Budget Resolution Fiscal Year 2008
Bill Number: H. Con. Res. 99
Issue: Budget
Date: 03/29/07
Roll Call No. 212
In March 2007, the House adopted a budget resolution that included up to $451.1 billion in non-defense discretionary spending for fiscal 2008.
It would allow for $82.3 billion in discretionary budget authority for education, training, employment, and social services programs, $54.2 billion in budget authority for discretionary health programs, and $44.7 billion in budget authority for federal judicial and law enforcement activities.
LCCR supported the budget resolution because it provided long-overdue increases in crucial domestic programs without including fiscally irresponsible tax breaks.
The budget included $7.9 billion more than the president's budget for education, included a $50 billion increase over five years for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (enough to cover 5.1 million more uninsured children), would help establish an affordable housing fund, would increase the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) that helps people with low incomes afford to heat their homes, and would expand nutrition programs, including the Food Stamp program.
Result: The House adopted H. Con. Res. 99 (216-210).
