House approves $388 billion in spending
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The US House easily approved a $388 billion catch all 2005 appropriations bill Saturday as a clandestine tax provision threatened to derail the measure.
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The US House of Representatives approves a major financial package to stimulate the US economy.
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a $146 billion election-year economic stimulus plan backed by President George W. Bush.
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The House today overwhelmingly approved a $146 billion shot in the arm for the nation's ailing economy, sending a stimulus package to the Senate with a bipartisan appeal to senators not to slow the bill with significant changes.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to increase the federal credit limit by &#36;800 billion to &#36;8.184 trillion, a move that will allow the measure to be sent to President Bush for signing into law.
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When Congress passed the $388 billion spending bill last weekend, it allotted $16.2 billion for NASA, including nearly full funding of projects related to the president&#39;s Vision for Space Exploration.
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A must-pass bill covering about one-sixth of the federal budget swept through the House on Wednesday. A sizable chunk of Republicans joined virtually all Democrats in approving spending increases for education, veterans and the AIDS battle in Africa.
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The House Monday approved a $516 billion measure funding 14 Cabinet agencies and funding for troops in Afghanistan, setting the stage for a year-end budget deal with the White House.
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The House unanimously signed off Monday on a $2.9 billion state spending plan for Louisiana's public schools, submitted by the state education board.  House Concurrent Resolution 208, the spending plan for the 2007- 08 school year, would increase public school spending by $209 million.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on  Thursday voted to increase the federal credit limit by $800  billion to $8.184 trillion, a move that will allow the measure  to be sent to President Bush for signing into law.
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The House, by a vote of 280 to 141, gave final approval last night to a far-reaching tax bill that provides a rich array of breaks to manufacturing companies, energy producers and small businesses and underwrites a $10 billion buyout of American tobacco
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WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives on Saturday approved a final $422 billion bill for defence programmes that backs next yearâs round of military base closures and kills a proposed $23.
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The House, seizing a rare moment of bipartisanship to respond to the economyâs slump, overwhelmingly passed a $146 billion aid package that would speed rebates of $600-$1,200 to most taxpayers.
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The U.S. Congress was forced to pass a temporary measure keeping the government open on Wednesday after one embarrassing clause allowing lawmakers to see individual tax returns held up a crucial &#36;388 billion spending bill.
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The US House of Representatives approved an amended giant economic stimulus plan Thursday which had been sought by President George W. Bush amid fears the economy is sliding into a recession.
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The U.S. House of Representatives  overwhelmingly passed a &#36;427.6 billion Pentagon funding bill on  Tuesday after rejecting a bid by Democrats to force the Bush  administration to get court orders for its domestic  surveillance program.
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The U.S. House of Representatives  approved a bill on Wednesday aimed at strengthening Food and  Drug Administration drug safety oversight and raising  pharmaceutical industry fees that help speed product reviews.