On Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. House of Representative’s Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies advanced their FY 2021 spending bill on a 9-6 party line vote. The Democratic bill includes $94.6 billion for HHS, an increase of $1.5 billion above the FY 2020 enacted level. The bill includes $7.2 billion for HRSA, an increase of $157 million above the FY 2020 enacted level. HRSA’s Bureau of Health Professions programs would receive $1.2 billion, an increase of $48 million above the FY 2020 enacted level. NIH would receive $47 billion. The bill also includes $73.5 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Education, an increase of $716 million above the FY 2020 enacted level. The bill includes $2.6 billion for higher education programs and $24.6 billion for Federal student aid programs, including an increase to the maximum Pell Grant. A full committee markup is scheduled for Monday afternoon and amendments will be considered then.
The bill may be accessed here.
The Appropriations Committee Press Release and Bill Summary may be accessed here.
The link to Monday afternoon’s markup may be accessed here.