On Thursday, the U.S. House is expected to vote on a bill that would impose stricter (terms and
conditions ) on banks that want TARP money. A number of lawmakers who backed the (initial) TARP
funding last year faced voter backlash in the November 4 (congressional) election.
As of Tuesday, the Treasury Department had paid out $271.7 billion from the initial $350 billion (tranche)
of TARP, leaving a $78.3 billion balance in the bailout fund. All of the money, however, has been
(earmarked) for various uses。