Yesterday the House Appropriations Committee approved the 302(b) allocations announced by Chairman Lewis on May 4. Again, the 302(b) allocations for FY07 are the division of about $873 billion in planned discretionary spending among the 11 Appropriations subcommittees. The allocations were approved yesterday by a 37-25 vote (along party-lines), after little discussion. The committee did reject an alternative offered by Democrats, as well as a proposal by Rep. Virgil Goode Jr. (R-VA) to boost funding for military construction and veterans' affairs. The committee's breakdown of the allocations is here.