The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (, ) is an Act for the

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government that combines bills funding the operations of each of the

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, except

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, and Veteran Affairs into a single

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. It was

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by President

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on March 11, 2009.

House version

The

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version of the bill includes $410 billion in spending.Democrats boosting domestic spending atop stimulus
Associated Press, February 25, 2009 This includes a 21 percent increase to a program that feeds infants and poor women, an 8 percent increase to the Section 8 voucher program, a 13 percent increase to the

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, a 10 percent increase in

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subsidies, a 10 percent increase in Congress's budget, a 12 percent increase in the

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budget and foreign aid, and eliminated spending for the

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. The watchdog group

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identified over 8,500 earmarks totaling $7.7 billion (1.9% of the bill's total), including $22 million for the John F. Kennedy Library, dozens of grants to assist states and counties prevent the spread of

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use, and $200,000 for the removal of

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s from gang members. The bill passed the House by a vote of 245-178 (including 16 Republicans) and the Senate 62-35 (including 8 Republicans).

Embryonic stem cell research

An amendment to the bill bans federal funding of "research in which a

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or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death." Two days prior to signing the bill, Obama had lifted a ban on federal funding of such research.Obama's Stem Cell Policy Hasn't Reversed Legislative Restrictions
, Fox News, March 14, 2009

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{{Wikisource United States federal appropriations legislation Acts of the 111th United States Congress