When will the Defense Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2008 be voted on by Congress?
It’s difficult to know for certain. However, indications are that the House of Representatives will vote on its version of the Defense Appropriations Bill shortly after July 8th (following a week long recess). The House will almost certainly vote on the Defense Appropriations Act by the end of July. It is less certain when the Senate will vote on its version of the Defense Appropriations Act. It could act before August 6 (when Congress begins a month long recess) or it could act in early September (after returning from its recess). A House – Senate Conference Committee will then have to iron out differences between their two versions of the bill and submit that final version to a vote in both the House and the Senate. It is very possible that this will happen before the end of September (especially since the next fiscal year starts on October 1, 2007). Will the Iraq – Afghanistan war supplemental be included in the 2008 Defense Appropriations bill? Maybe. Maybe not. In 2005, Congress i
