On July 9, 2008, the House of Representatives, by vote of 360-23, passed legislation (H.R. 3981) to permanently authorize the Preserve America and Save America’s Treasures historic preservation programs. The bill would cap the authorization for the two programs at $75 million annually through fiscal year 2013, with the Save America’s Treasure’s program receiving $50 million and the Preserve America program getting $25 million.