The House of Representatives approved a spending bill on Wednesday that falls short of the funding request for Securities and Exchanges Commission to improve its investment adviser oversight, Investment News reports.

The bill provides the SEC with $1.4 billion for the fiscal year of 2015. While that amount represents a $50 million budget increase, it is still $300 million below the White House’s request, according to Reuters.

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