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| MilCon Appropriations Update The House by a vote of 374 to 0 and the Senate by a voice vote passed the FY05 Military Construction appropriations bill. The bill provides considerable funding for Army and Air National Guard needs as well as eliminating the cap on a popular privatized military housing program. The MilCon appropriations bill also includes a $14.5 billion dollar emergency supplemental for hurricane and drought relief. Read the full bill here FY05 Authorizations Update In a sudden turn-around, on October 9th both the Senate and House overwhelmingly passed the$445.6 billion FY05 Defense Authorization Act. Conferees were able to resolve contentious issues like BRAC closings, Boeing lease deals and TRICARE. The National Guard received new homeland security powers under Title 32. A more detailed analysis is forthcoming. Full bill details can be read here | ||||
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| Bill Title (For status click on Link) | House | Senate | Conference | |
| FY05 National Defense Authorization Act | HRpt 108-491 Full Bill-HR 4200 | SRpt 108-260 Full Bill-S 2400 | HRpt 108-767 FINAL BILL | |
| FY05 Defense Appropriations Act | HRpt 108-553 Full Bill-HR 4613 | SRpt 108-284
Full Bill-S 2559 | HRpt 108-622 FINAL BILL | |
| FY05 Military Construction Appropriations Act | HRpt 108- 607 Full Bill-HR 4837 | SRpt 108-309 Full Bill-S 2674 | HRpt 108-773 FINAL BILL | |
| FY05 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act | HRpt 108-541 Full Bill-HR 4567 | SRpt 108-280 Full Bill-S 2537 | HRpt 108-774 FINAL BILL | |
| FY05 Supplemental Appropriations Act | * House supplemental included in HAC-D | SRpt 108-284 Supp | ||
| Hurricane & Drought Relief Emergency Supplemental (included in the FY05 MilCon bill) | HR 5212 | N/A | HRpt 108-773(supp) FINAL BILL | |
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