Following the flurry of initial appropriations activity in the House this week, the Senate will swing into action next week. [Note: the House and Senate 302(b) allocations for FY 2008 are identical.] The current mark-up schedule in the Senate Appropriations Committee is as follows:

• Tuesday, June 12:
  • Military Construction-VA ($65 billion; $4 billion over the president's request) -- subcommittee mark-up
  • Homeland Security ($36 billion; $2 billion over) -- subcommittee committee mark-up

• Thursday, June 14:
  • Military Construction-VA -- full committee mark-up
  • Homeland Security -- full committee committee mark-up