Today the U.S. House of Representative’s Appropriations Committee holds a full committee markup of its FY 2021 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill. The bill advanced in Subcommittee along party lines last week. The bill includes $512.5 million ($38 million above the FY 2020 enacted level) for Title VII Health Professions programs and nearly $270 million for Title VIII nursing programs. $51.5 million is included for Scholarship for Disadvantaged Students, $42.7 million for geriatric programs, $38.9 million for mental and behavioral health, $127 million for behavioral health workforce education and training, and $15 million is included for the Health Careers Opportunity Program.