| Who We Are ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. We strive to foster change through exposing exploitation of the weak by the strong and the failures of those with power to vindicate the trust placed in them. More... The Stimulus Bills: House vs. Senate by Michael Grabell, ProPublica - February 10, 2009 9:00 am EST If all goes as expected today, the Senate will pass an $838 billion economic stimulus plan that follows a compromise reached over the weekend. But before the package can go to President Obama’s desk, the Senate will have to resolve differences with the House and its $819 billion version. Most predict a bruising battle that won’t wrap up until week’s end, in part because of fiery differences over tax cuts and spending on food stamps and education, a critical issue for Democrats who control the House. So how do the two versions stack up? We’ve put together this chart so you can easily spot the differences. Some highlights: The House version would spend $60 billion more on education. The Senate version adds more than $100 billion for tax cuts to individuals and families. The House would spend more to upgrade the country’s electricity grid. The Senate would spend more on medical research. And there are plenty more. The chart and other stories are part of ShovelWatch, our ongoing project with WNYC Radio of New York to track the stimulus package. | Program | House | Senate | Change | | Aid to Low-Income Families Total | $124,186,000,000 | $97,230,900,000 | ▼$26,955,100,000 | | Health insurance aid | | $2,272,000,000 | ▲$2,272,000,000 | | Unemployment benefits | $36,000,000,000 | $39,490,000,000 | ▲$3,490,000,000 | | COBRA healthcare for unemployed | $30,300,000,000 | $20,000,000,000 | ▼$10,300,000,000 | | Hunger programs | $21,176,000,000 | $17,100,000,000 | ▼$4,076,000,000 | | Housing | $13,510,000,000 | $8,600,000,000 | ▼$4,910,000,000 | | Medicaid for unemployed | $8,600,000,000 | | ▼$8,600,000,000 | | Job training and placement | $5,120,000,000 | $4,300,000,000 | ▼$820,000,000 | | Disabled and elderly programs | $4,200,000,000 | | ▼$4,200,000,000 | | Other | $5,280,000,000 | $5,468,900,000 | ▲$188,900,000 | | Aid to States Total | $172,500,000,000 | $134,840,000,000 | ▼$37,660,000,000 | | Medicaid | $87,000,000,000 | $86,700,000,000 | ▼$300,000,000 | | State fiscal relief | $79,000,000,000 | $39,000,000,000 | ▼$40,000,000,000 | | State and local law enforcement | $4,000,000,000 | $3,500,000,000 | ▼$500,000,000 | | Other | $2,500,000,000 | $5,640,000,000 | ▲$3,140,000,000 | | Business Total | $880,000,000 | $730,000,000 | ▼$150,000,000 | | Small businesses | $880,000,000 | $730,000,000 | ▼$150,000,000 | | Education Total | $68,456,000,000 | $42,850,000,000 | ▼$25,606,000,000 | | K-12 education | $26,616,000,000 | $25,400,000,000 | ▼$1,216,000,000 | | School construction and technology | $21,000,000,000 | | ▼$21,000,000,000 | | Higher education | $16,140,000,000 | $13,900,000,000 | ▼$2,240,000,000 | | Early childhood programs | $4,700,000,000 | $3,550,000,000 | ▼$1,150,000,000 | | Energy Total | $53,650,000,000 | $38,963,000,000 | ▼$14,687,000,000 | | Fossil energy research | | $4,600,000,000 | ▲$4,600,000,000 | | Energy efficiency projects | $11,400,000,000 | $5,800,000,000 | ▼$5,600,000,000 | | Electricity grid | $11,000,000,000 | $4,500,000,000 | ▼$6,500,000,000 | | Federal building/Defense facility efficiency | $8,500,000,000 | $6,313,000,000 | ▼$2,187,000,000 | | Renewable energy loans | $8,000,000,000 | $8,500,000,000 | ▲$500,000,000 | | Weatherization | $6,200,000,000 | $2,900,000,000 | ▼$3,300,000,000 | | Renewable energy research | $2,350,000,000 | $2,600,000,000 | ▲$250,000,000 | | Advanced batteries | $2,000,000,000 | $2,000,000,000 | | | Other | $4,200,000,000 | $1,750,000,000 | ▼$2,450,000,000 | | Health Care Total | $26,750,000,000 | $19,191,000,000 | ▼$7,559,000,000 | | Health information technology | $20,000,000,000 | $19,191,000,000 | ▼$809,000,000 | | Other | $6,750,000,000 | | ▼$6,750,000,000 | | Other Total | $1,898,000,000 | $1,760,000,000 | ▼$138,000,000 | | Accountability | $248,000,000 | $110,000,000 | ▼$138,000,000 | | Census | $1,000,000,000 | $1,000,000,000 | | | DTV conversion coupons | $650,000,000 | $650,000,000 | | | Science and Technology Total | $17,771,000,000 | $22,405,000,000 | ▲$4,634,000,000 | | Broadband | $6,000,000,000 | $7,000,000,000 | ▲$1,000,000,000 | | National Science Foundation | $3,000,000,000 | $1,200,000,000 | ▼$1,800,000,000 | | National Institutes of Health | $2,000,000,000 | | ▼$2,000,000,000 | | Department of Energy | $2,000,000,000 | | ▼$2,000,000,000 | | University research facilities | $1,500,000,000 | | ▼$1,500,000,000 | | Biomedical research | $900,000,000 | $10,000,000,000 | ▲$9,100,000,000 | | NASA | $600,000,000 | $1,300,000,000 | ▲$700,000,000 | | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | $600,000,000 | $1,000,000,000 | ▲$400,000,000 | | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | $462,000,000 | | ▼$462,000,000 | | Other including National Institutes of Health | | $1,100,000,000 | ▲$1,100,000,000 | | Other | $709,000,000 | $805,000,000 | ▲$96,000,000 | | Tax Cuts Total | $282,284,000,000 | $358,162,000,000 | ▲$75,878,000,000 | | Manufacturing | | $1,603,000,000 | ▲$1,603,000,000 | | Individuals | $184,637,000,000 | $302,198,000,000 | ▲$117,561,000,000 | | State and local governments | $42,957,000,000 | $14,272,000,000 | ▼$28,685,000,000 | | Businesses | $29,483,000,000 | $17,546,000,000 | ▼$11,937,000,000 | | Energy projects | $19,961,000,000 | $17,682,000,000 | ▼$2,279,000,000 | | Other | $5,246,000,000 | $4,861,000,000 | ▼$385,000,000 | | Transportation and Infrastructure Total | $80,604,000,000 | $85,090,000,000 | ▲$4,486,000,000 | | Competitive grants | | $5,500,000,000 | ▲$5,500,000,000 | | Homeland security | | $4,700,000,000 | ▲$4,700,000,000 | | Federal buildings | | $1,400,000,000 | ▲$1,400,000,000 | | Bureau of Reclamation | | $1,400,000,000 | ▲$1,400,000,000 | | Water and waste disposal | | $1,400,000,000 | ▲$1,400,000,000 | | Nuclear weapons program maintenance | | $1,000,000,000 | ▲$1,000,000,000 | | Highways and bridges | $30,000,000,000 | $27,000,000,000 | ▼$3,000,000,000 | | Transit | $12,000,000,000 | $8,400,000,000 | ▼$3,600,000,000 | | Clean water | $9,500,000,000 | $6,000,000,000 | ▼$3,500,000,000 | | Defense Department facilities | $8,265,000,000 | $2,400,000,000 | ▼$5,865,000,000 | | Corps of Engineers | $4,500,000,000 | $4,600,000,000 | ▲$100,000,000 | | Water resources | $1,124,000,000 | | ▼$1,124,000,000 | | Public land and parks | $3,100,000,000 | $3,400,000,000 | ▲$300,000,000 | | Aviation | $3,000,000,000 | $1,300,000,000 | ▼$1,700,000,000 | | Environmental cleanup | $2,300,000,000 | $7,600,000,000 | ▲$5,300,000,000 | | Border stations | $1,250,000,000 | $1,200,000,000 | ▼$50,000,000 | | Railroads | $1,100,000,000 | $3,100,000,000 | ▲$2,000,000,000 | | Veterans hospitals and cemeteries | $1,000,000,000 | $3,700,000,000 | ▲$2,700,000,000 | | Federal government technology | $965,000,000 | | ▼$965,000,000 | | Wildfire mitigation | $850,000,000 | | ▼$850,000,000 | | Other | $1,650,000,000 | $990,000,000 | ▼$660,000,000 | *Some provisions that aren’t listed in one bill may be part of another category. Source: House Appropriations and Ways and Means committees, Senate Appropriations and Finance committees Michael Grabell and Krista Kjellman/ProPublica © Copyright 2009 Pro Publica Inc. REPRINTS You can republish our articles for free, if you credit us, link to us, and don't edit our material or sell it separately. (We're licensed under Creative Commons, which provides the legal details.) |
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