The Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-252, H.R. 2642), which was signed into law on June 30, 2008.^[1] is an Act of Congress that appropriated $250 billion for ongoing military operations and domestic programs.

Overview

The law includes funding for:^[2]

• $162 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into 2009.
• $63 billion over 10 years for improved veterans' education benefits, called the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008.
• $12.5 billion over two years for an additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits.
• $2.7 billion to replenish disaster aid and relief funds after the June 2008 Midwest floods.
• Blocks of six new Medicaid rules that would have cut state funding by $10 billion over the next five years.
• $10.1 billion in other spending.

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