SIGNED INTO LAW --  $55.6 billion

• $40 billion Disaster Recovery Bill.  $20 billion in allocations will be up to the White House alone while the other $20 billion is to be negotiated between the White House and Congress.  P.L. 107-38.

White House Actions:

• $5.1 billion released on Sept. 21 for 20 different government entities, including money for FEMA for rescue and recovery in New York and Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon. 
• $1.8 billion released on Sept. 28 for the DoD, the Executive Office of the President, and the Judicial and Legislative branches to handle national security, recovery, and humanitarian needs. 
• $196 million released on Oct. 5 for humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.
• $1.7 billion released on Oct. 23 for the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, State, and International Assistance Programs and the Broadcasting Board of Governors to provide humanitarian security needs.
• $902 million released on Nov. 5 for increased security on the border between the U.S. and Canada, New York economic recovery, Reagan National Airport, and Postal Service Security.
• $9.3 billion released on Nov. 9 for international aid, sky marshals, airport security, Pentagon repair, and national security operations.
• On Oct. 17 Bush sent Congress a detailed proposal on how to spend the $20 billion that must be negotiated between the executive and the legislature.  He suggested $6.3 billion for New York, $6.9 billion for disaster response and homeland security needs, and $7 billion for the war on terrorism.
• $15 billion for the Airline Assistance and Victim Compensation Act:  $5 billion in cash and $10 billion in loan guarantees.  P.L. 107-42.
• $600 million in economic aid to Pakistan. P.L. 107-57
• $300,000 to provide Capitol-flown flags to each surviving victim and the families of each deceased victim of the terrorist attacks. H. Res. 239.

Legislative, State, & Special Interest Proposals –  $343.46 to $376.46 billion

ECONOMIC STIMULUS PROPOSALS:  $67 to $100 billion

• $67 billion (one year cost) Senate Democrat proposal including $18 billion for unemployment benefits; $17 billion to help recently unemployed workers pay health premiums; and $4 billion in rebate checks to low income individuals.

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• $100 billion (one year cost) House Republican proposal including $83 billion in tax cuts; $14 billion in rebate checks to low income individuals; and a $3 billion Social Services Block Grant for health care coverage.  The House Democrats had proposed a $90 billion bill that contained mostly new spending.

INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING:  $139.2 billion

• $71 billion to improve safety and security measures for rail transportation and to provide improved passenger rail service under the Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21^st Century (H.R. 2950).  A corresponding Senate bill, the Railroad Advancement and Infrastructure Law for the 21^st Century (S. 1530) contains similar language, giving Amtrak an additional $4.4 billion in direct subsidies and $42 billion in federal loans.  Unlike the House bill, the Senate legislation would eliminate Amtrak’s deadline for self-sufficiency.
• Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has proposed spending $27 billion on building new transportation infrastructure.  The request includes $12 for high speed rail development, the $5 billion requested by the highway lobby for roads and bridges, $5 billion for mass transit projects, and $300 million for marine ferry terminal construction.
• The National Education Association is asking for $20 billion more to spend on school construction, arguing that it will stimulate the economy by creating 24,000 more jobs.
• Steelmakers want $10 billion in grants and loans, as well as punitive duties against their international competitors.
• The National Low Income Housing Coalition wants an extra $5 billion for housing construction and preservation to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s HOME program.  They also argue this will stimulate the economy by creating jobs.
• An estimated $3.2 billion for Amtrak under the Rail Transportation Safety and Security Act (S. 1528), sponsored by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) or the Rail Security Act (S. 1550), sponsored by Sen. Ernest “Fritz” Hollings (D-S.C.).
• Gov. Jim Gilmore (R-Va.) requested more than $3 billion for transportation projects unrelated to the terrorist attacks.
• Cost unknown for the National Transportation Coordination Act  of 2001, proposed by Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) that would establish a Federal Emergency Transportation Administration.  S. 1462.

ANTITERRORISM AND SECURITY MEASURES: $66.06 billion

• Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) has proposed adding $15 billion to the Senate Democrats’ economic stimulus bill for spending on domestic security and infrastructure.  Money would be used for everything from protection against bioterrorism and airport security upgrades to protecting federal computers from cyberattacks.
• The American Hospital Association has requested $11.3 billion to buy more drugs, protective clothing, and decontamination showers in preparation for chemical, nuclear, or biological attacks.
• The Senate bill (S. 1447) to federalize the airport baggage-screening force would cost $9.5 billion over four years.
• $7 billion under the Bioterrorism Protection Act (BioPAct) of 2001 to buy prescription drugs and vaccines, expand hospital capacity, hire medical workers, and train law enforcement and military personnel against germ warfare.  Proposed by the House Democratic Caucus member Rep. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.).  H.R. 3255
• $7 billion to hire 10,000 new firefighters and emergency response workers under The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Act. Bill is still being drafted.
• The United States Postal Service is asking for $5 billion for security upgrades and to make up for it’s fiscal 2001 $1.65 billion budget shortfall.
• $3.5 billion for an agro-terrorism bill, sponsored by Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), which would give $1.1 billion to universities doing research on plant and animal diseases in fiscal 2002 and $271 every year for ten years after that.  S. 1546.
• $3.4 billion for the Food Supply Protection Act, appropriating funds to combat bioterrorism at Department of Agriculture facilities in Iowa, Georgia, New York, and Wyoming.  Proposed by Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.)  H.R. 3174.
• Sens. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) are asking for $1 billion more than President Bush’s request for the Vaccine and Drug Stockpile.
• The FBI has requested $1 billion more than the Bush Administration to cover overtime.
• Mayor Anthony Williams of D.C. wants $900 million for security upgrades in his city.
• The Customs Service has requested $585 million more than the Bush administration requested to overhaul port facilities and to hire additional agents.
• NASA has requested $307 million more than the Bush Administration requested for security and counter-terrorism measures at NASA’s nine field centers.
• Gov. Parris Glendening wants $200 million for security upgrades in Maryland.
• D.C. Metro is requesting $190 million for security measures, including $5 million for gas masks, gloves, and other protective clothing for 5,000 employees.
• $141 million for the Protecting America's Children Against Terrorism Act of 2001. Proposed by Sen. Chris Dodd and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.).  S. 1539.
• $27.5 million to fund Radio Free Afghanistan.  The measure, sponsored by Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) would approve $19.5 million for fiscal 2002 and $8 million for fiscal 2003 to buy new transmitters and to broadcast 12 hours a day into Afghanistan.  H.R. 2988.
• $7 million under the Bioterrorism Awareness Act for a Centers for Disease Control bioterrorism website.  Sponsored by Sen. Jean Carnahan (D-Mo.).  S. 1548.

RECOVERY AND REBUILDING:  $52.8 billion

• An additional $34 billion has been requested by New York’s lawmakers under Rebuild New York City – Renew America Act.
• Larry Silverstein, owner of the World Trade Center lease, has about $1 billion to pay off lawsuits stemming from the attacks, but he wants the federal government to help him if lawsuits exceed that.  Liabilities could reach more than $15 billion.
• $3.8 billion Displaced Workers Assistance Act, an airline worker relief bill.  Sponsored by Sen. Jean Carnahan (D-Mo.) and Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.). S. 1454, H.R. 2955.

TRAVEL AND TOURISM:  $18.16 billion

• Sen. Olympia Snowe is proposing and 10 day moratorium on states sales taxes during the holidays.  The federal government would reimburse states for lost revenue, at an approximate cost of $6.5 billion.
• $5 billion for the I Love New York Tax Deduction Act of 2001: to encourage patronage of the hospitality, entertainment. and restaurant industry in New York City.  Sponsored by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).  S. 1487.
• The American Society of Travel Agents was $4 billion in cash and subsidized loans for businesses that are near bankruptcy, claiming "without travel agencies, the nation's travel industry cannot function."  Car rental companies want $1.5 billion.  The Senate’s American Travel Industry Stabilization Act (S. 1578), which would make grants available to the ancillary airline industry for losses, would cost $5 billion while a corresponding House bill, the Ancillary Airline Industry Relief Act of 2001 (H.R. 2945), would cost $4 billion.
• The American Bus Association wants at least $1 billion in grants and low-interest loans.
• On Nov. 15, Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) and Rep. J.C. Watts, appearing with the CEO of Choice Hotels, announced a $100 million plan to stimulate travel and tourism.
• $60 million for the Rediscover America Act of 2001, authorizing the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Travel and Tourism Promotion Bureau.  Sponsored by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Rep. Robert Underwood (D-Guam).  S. 1505, H.R. 3157.

• Cost unknown under the Travel America Now Act of 2001 for temporary travel credits and an increase in deductibility of business meals to aid in recovery of travel and tourism industry.  Sponsors are Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) and Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.). S. 1500, H.R. 3041.

TOTAL: $399.06 to $432.06 billion