Spending: House Bill Includes $11 Billion for Construction
The House bill’s construction components include $5.8 billion for upgrades to Louisiana flood-control structures and $4 billion for military construction, of which $1.3 billion is for the Base Realignment and Closure Program. There also is $396 million for Dept. of Veterans Affairs polytrauma centers.
The bill allocates $2.65 billion to help Midwest areas hit by recent floods. That includes $606 million for the Army Corps of Engineers.