Where does the bill stand with respect to the Senatepassed budget resolution and the preliminary subcommittee allocations made under this resolution by the Senate Appropriations Committee? The committee dealt only with discretionary spending and the bill before us today contains $1.1 billion less for discretionary programs than the amount allocated to the LaborHHSEducation Subcommittee for those programs. However we have yet to recommend funding for major initiatives such as the recently passed mathscience authorization and the bill does not include appropriations for some unauthorized programs such as refugee resettlement and health planning. Consequently we dont have nearly as much leeway as might at first appear. Now to the details of the bill.