The full Senate Appropriations committee is scheduled to mark up the Homeland Security spending bill today. On Tuesday, the Appropriations subcommittee on Homeland Security reported the bill, and approved $30.8 billion in discretionary funding for FY 06. Excluding emergency funding and the $2.5 billion in advance appropriations for Project BioShield, the Senate's Homeland Security spending bill weighs in at $1.4 billion more than the FY 2005 enacted spending level, and $1.2 billion more than the administration's request. The House finished work on DHS appropriatons in May, increasing spending $1.37 billion above the FY 05 enacted levels (excluding $2.5 billion in advance appropriations for BioShield), and $1.3 billion above the President’s request.