Legislation -
Bill Passed
(House)
(245-181) -
July 23, 1998(Key vote)
Title: Interior Department FY99 Appropriations bill
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $13.6 billion for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for fiscal year 1999.
Highlights:
$1.71 billion for the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
$1.63 billion for the National Park Service.
$1.13 billion for the Bureau of Land Management.
$774.84 million for the U.S. Geological Survey.
$744.89 million for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
$278.49 million for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
$230.26 million for departmental offices.
$122.52 million for the Minerals Management Service Related Agencies.
$2.52 billion for the Department of Agriculture.
$2.25 billion for the Department of Health and Human Services, including $1.93 billion for the Indian Health Service.
$1.28 billion for the Department of Energy.
$797.1 million for other agencies including the Smithsonian Institution, the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities, and the National Gallery of Art.