U.S. House Approves $606 Billion Defense Budget

House Approves $606 Billion DOD Spending Bill In 326-90 Vote -- The Hill

The House late Thursday approved a massive, $606 billion bill funding the Defense Department and war activities in Afghanistan and Iraq in 2013.

Members approved the bill in an 326-90 vote, after two days of debate on several amendments from Democrats that sought to limit spending in Afghanistan, as well as some attempts by Republicans to cut spending to reduce the federal budget deficit.

When it came to the floor, the bill increased DOD base funding by about $1 billion over 2012 levels, to $519 billion, but cut funding for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq by $27 billion, reflecting drawdowns in U.S. activity there. The bill provides $88.5 billion in so-called "overseas contingency operations."

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