The House Appropriations Committee approved $3.1 billion in security assistance to Israel as part of the fiscal year 2013 Defense and Foreign Operations Appropriations bills, which it marked up and passed on May 17.

The committee also approved $948.7 million for joint U.S.-Israel missile defense, including $680 million for the Iron Dome missile defense system.

The fiscal year 2013 foreign operations bill totals $48.3 billion dollars, while the defense appropriations bill totals $519.2 billion.

Committee leaders have indicated that they hope to see floor action on these bills in the coming weeks, but when exactly that will happen remains unclear.