Congress Passes Supplemental; Cease-Fire in the Capital On May 24, Congress sent President Bush a version of the $120 billion supplemental war funding bill that he signed into law. The final bill (H.R. 2206) — also raises the minimum wage for the first time in over ten years, a fact that seems to have been lost in national news coverage. Congress Approves Budget Resolution On May 17, Congress achieved a basic benchmark of responsible fiscal governance — passing a final budget resolution. The votes were close (Senate 2" target="_blank">52-40, House target="_blank">214-209), but Democrats were able to reach final compromises on a few contentious issues. Congress Demands Answers to USDA Security BreachOn April 13, a user of FedSpending.org, an online database on government spending run by OMB Watch, discovered that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was publishing personally identifiable information about a loan she received from the agency. Congressional Hearing Reveals Flaws in Outsourcing Tax Debt CollectionOn May 23, the House Ways and Means Committee href="http://waysandmeans.house.gov/hearings.asp?formmode=detail&hearing=562" target="_blank">heard testimony on the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) private debt collection program that lets outside contractors pursue federal tax debts.