The Senate Appropriations Committee met to allocate funding for defense, commerce, justice, science, and legislative matters. Over $575 billion was made available for defense programs including readiness, aircraft, shipbuilding, and missile defense. The Commerce, Justice and Science bill allocated $8.5 billion, $27.8 billion, and $18.3 billion respectively. Finally, nearly $4.3 billion was approved for the legislative branch including funds for the Senate, Capitol Police, and Library of Congress. Several amendments were proposed but did not pass, including one to transfer prisoners from Guantanamo Bay and another regarding Arctic concerns.