In late June, appropriators in the House and Senate independently considered funding bills for the foreign assistance programs of the U.S. government. The House of Representatives passed its version of the bill to fund these programs at a level of $20.27 billion in FY 2006 on June 28, by a vote of 393 to 32. The level of funding provided by the House is more than the $19.54 billion appropriated in FY 2005, but less than the $22.82 billion requested by the Administration for these programs. The House bill includes $4.16 billion for the programs of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), $23 million below the President’s request and $2 million below last year’s enacted level.