[ctdonath2]

NOT KIDDING. That's the complete body of the bill at hand.

The amendment causing the ruckus is here.

From what I can tell, the amendment authorizes $26T in new spending over 10 years.

[NamVet71MP]

The FUNDING part is some good reading. I especially like the SEC. 501. FEDERAL PELL GRANTS. section.

[ctdonath2]

‘‘(B) CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS AND
25 REDETERMINATIONS.
...
11 ‘‘(I) for fiscal year 2012, $623,000,000
12 in additional new budget authority;
13 ‘‘(II) for fiscal year 2013,
14 $751,000,000 in additional new budget au
15 thority;
16 ‘‘(III) for fiscal year 2014,
17 $924,000,000 in additional new budget au
18 thority;
19 ‘‘(IV) for fiscal year 2015,
20 $1,123,000,000 in additional new budget
21 authority;
22 ‘‘(V) for fiscal year 2016,
23 $1,166,000,000 in additional new budget
24 authority;
‘‘(VI) for fiscal year 2017,
2 $1,309,000,000 in additional new budget
3 authority;
4 ‘‘(VII) for fiscal year 2018,
5 $1,309,000,000 in additional new budget
6 authority;
7 ‘‘(VIII) for fiscal year 2019,
8 $1,309,000,000 in additional new budget
9 authority;
10 ‘‘(IX) for fiscal year 2020,
11 $1,309,000,000 in additional new budget
12 authority; and
13 ‘‘(X) for fiscal year 2021,
14 $1,309,000,000 in additional new budget
15 authority.
...
‘‘(C) HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE
10 CONTROL.
...
19 ‘‘(I) for fiscal year 2012, $270,000,000
20 in additional new budget authority;
21 ‘‘(II) for fiscal year 2013,
22 $299,000,000 in additional new budget au
23 thority;
1 ‘‘(III) for fiscal year 2014,
2 $329,000,000 in additional new budget au
3 thority;
4 ‘‘(IV) for fiscal year 2015,
5 $361,000,000 in additional new budget au
6 thority;
7 ‘‘(V) for fiscal year 2016, $395,000,000
8 in additional new budget authority;
9 ‘‘(VI) for fiscal year 2017,
10 $414,000,000 in additional new budget au
11 thority;
12 ‘‘(VII) for fiscal year 2018,
13 $434,000,000 in additional new budget au
14 thority;
15 ‘‘(VIII) for fiscal year 2019,
16 $454,000,000 in additional new budget au
17 thority;
18 ‘‘(IX) for fiscal year 2020,
19 $475,000,000 in additional new budget au
20 thority; and
21 ‘‘(X) for fiscal year 2021, $496,000,000
22 in additional new budget authority.
...
20 ‘‘(c) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMIT.
...
22 ‘‘(1) with respect to fiscal year 2012—
23 ‘‘(A) for the security category,
24 $684,000,000,000 in new budget authority; and
1 ‘‘(B) for the nonsecurity category,
2 $359,000,000,000 in new budget authority;
3 ‘‘(2) with respect to fiscal year 2013—
4 ‘‘(A) for the security category,
5 $686,000,000,000 in new budget authority; and
6 ‘‘(B) for the nonsecurity category,
7 $361,000,000,000 in new budget authority;
8 ‘‘(3) with respect to fiscal year 2014, for the dis
9 cretionary category, $1,066,000,000,000 in new budg
10 et authority;
11 ‘‘(4) with respect to fiscal year 2015, for the dis
12 cretionary category, $1,086,000,000,000 in new budg
13 et authority;
14 ‘‘(5) with respect to fiscal year 2016, for the dis
15 cretionary category, $1,107,000,000,000 in new budg
16 et authority;
17 ‘‘(6) with respect to fiscal year 2017, for the dis
18 cretionary category, $1,131,000,000,000 in new budg
19 et authority;
20 ‘‘(7) with respect to fiscal year 2018, for the dis
21 cretionary category, $1,156,000,000,000 in new budg
22 et authority;
23 ‘‘(8) with respect to fiscal year 2019, for the dis
24 cretionary category, $1,182,000,000,000 in new budg
25 et authority;
1 ‘‘(9) with respect to fiscal year 2020, for the dis
2 cretionary category, $1,208,000,000,000 in new budg
3 et authority; and
4 ‘‘(10) with respect to fiscal year 2021, for the
5 discretionary category, $1,234,000,000,000 in new
6 budget authority;

[Myrddin]

Is anybody really surprised? The House handed the Senate a credit card with a higher limit. It is incumbent on them to spend it as quickly as possible. Spend that puppy to the limit! Warm up the printing presses to "repay". Who needs Charmin? A handful of dollar bills will be less valuable than toilet paper in short order.

[freekitty]

Hey, they have to keep their private slush funds going.

[Red Badger]

Would somebody please tell me how ‘we’ won?......................

[CodeToad]

The following table shows the INCREASED SPENDING authorized by the bill. We are talking trillions upon trillions here.

In $ Trillions	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Total	$1,936	$2,107	$2,319	$2,570	$2,668	$2,854	$2,899	$2,945	$2,992	$3,039
Social Security	$623	$751	$924	$1,123	$1,166	$1,309	$1,309	$1,309	$1,309	$1,309
Health and Human Services	$270	$299	$329	$361	$395	$414	$434	$454	$475	$496
Discretionary Spending	$1,043	$1,057	$1,066	$1,086	$1,107	$1,131	$1,156	$1,182	$1,208	$1,234

[Las Vegas Ron]

Pardon my ignorance, but don’t sepnding bills have to originate in the House or are amendments exempt?

Heres a list of the critters we must get rid of:

http://www.gop.gov/votes/112/1/690

[ctdonath2]

Has the bill (amended) actually passed the Senate yet?

[ctdonath2]

Well, it passed.
Called Sen. Isakson. Phone jockey was surprised to hear the “$26T new spending” line.
I’ll send an email asking for real clarification on this.
Maybe I misunderstood something, but that bill’s wording sure looks like $26T total.