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March 30, 2007

U.S. House approves budget resolution with education increase

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 216-210 Thursday to adopt its fiscal year 2008 budget resolution (H.Con.Res.99) that includes $7.9 billion more for education than the Administration's request. Roll call vote is here.

The House passed the measure the Budget Committee had approved last week. The proposed increase of $7.9 billion includes $5.9 billion in 2008 funding and $2 billion in advance funding from FY2009. According to House Budget Committee staff, approximately one-third of the proposed increase would be targeted towards special education.

H.Con.Res.99 will be reconciled with the Senate-passed budget resolution (S.Con.Res. 21) in order to establish final budget allocations for education programs and other areas of spending.

The Senate's Budget Resolution (S.Con.Res.21) proposed a $62.3 billion allocation for the U.S. Department of Education, while the House Budget figure is $64.1 billion.

Next steps for education advocates will be to urge approval for the higher overall allocation for education programs and then encourage House and Senate Appropriations Committees to provide the increases that are needed for Title I and IDEA and to restore funding for other key programs that have been impacted by cuts in recent years. Stay up to speed on the budget and appropriations process at NSBA's Advocacy Web site.

Posted March 30, 2007 2:05 PM | Advocacy & Legislation

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