Topeka ? The U.S. House approved a supplemental appropriations bill Thursday that includes $404 million for new medical facilities at Fort Riley.

Funding still must be approved by the Senate and signed by President Bush. The funding was part of a bill that also includes expansion of the GI Bill and extending unemployment benefits.

The bill was approved after the House rejected the president’s request for additional funds to fight the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. The administration is vowing a veto of the bill absent the additional war funds.

Rep. Nancy Boyda, whose 2nd District includes Fort Riley, voted for the bill, as did fellow Kansas Democrat Dennis Moore. Kansas Republicans Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt voted against it.

Boyda said she expected final approval to come this summer.

“The fight isn’t over at all. We’ll have to keep pushing for this,” said Boyda, a Kansas Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee.

She added, “This is about respecting and honoring the sacrifices that the soldiers and their families make every day. No matter what Kansans feel about the war, they all want to take care of our soldiers and their veterans, that’s where everyone agrees.”