On Your Mark-Up, Get Set, Go The FY 08 appropriations process moves into the fast lane this week, with a busy month for spending bills expected. Before Memorial Day, House Appropriations subcommittees OK'ed a Homeland Security bill ($36.3 billion; $2 billion over Bush's request) and a Military Construction-VA measure ($64.7 billion; $4 billion over). The current appropriations schedule for this week, with action expected only on the House Appropriations side, is as follows:

• Today, June 5:
  • State, Foreign Operations ($35 billion; $1 billion under) -- subcommittee mark-up
  • Financial Services $21 billion; $1 billion under) -- subcommittee mark-up
  • Homeland Security ($36 billion; $2 billion over) -- full committee mark-up

• Wednesday, June 6:
  • Energy-Water $32 billion; $1 billion under) -- full committee mark-up
  • Military Construction-VA ($65 billion; $4 billion over) -- full committee mark-up
  • Legislative Branch ($4 billion; marginally under) -- subcommittee mark-up

• Thursday, June 7:
  • Interior & Environment ($28 billion, $2 billion over) -- full committee mark-up

Forward calendar: Subcommittees are slated to mark up the Commerce-Justice-Science ($53 billion; $2 billion over) and Transportation bills June 11, with Agriculture ($19 billion; $1 billion over) to follow on June 12.