On January 22, the Senate approved a new version of the Defense Authorization Bill, H.R. 4896. The new bill included a modification of the provision objected to by President Bush that deals with Iraqi claims for redress due to actions of Saddam Hussein. The vote was 91-3.
The President will deliver his last State of the Union address on Monday night, January 28. After the Bush Administration presents its Fiscal Year 2009 budget to the Congress on February 4, the shape of the legislative battles ahead for the year will be clearer.
KEY NATIONAL SECURITY BILLS REMAINING FROM 2007
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL
The House of Representatives approved a new version of the Defense Authorization bill, H.R. 4896, on January 16. The new version included a modification of the provision objected to by President Bush that deals with Iraqi claims for redress due to actions of Saddam Hussein. The vote was 369 to 46. The House decided not to try to override President Bush's veto of the bill.
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