Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008

The Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008, which was signed into law on June 30, 2008, is an Act of Congress that appropriated $250 billion for ongoing military operations and domestic programs. This law is an example of an Appropriation bill, a bill that grants the government permission to spend a certain amount of money.

Overview

The law includes funding for:

$162 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into 2009.
$63 billion over 10 years for improved veterans' education benefits, called the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008.
$12.5 billion over two years for an additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits.
$2.7 billion to replenish disaster aid and relief funds after the June 2008 Midwest floods.
Blocks of six new Medicaid rules that would have cut state funding by $10 billion over the next five years.
$10.1 billion in other spending.