Today, the House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee approved its FY 2022 spending bill by voice vote. The bill would provide $253.8 billion, an increase of $55.2 billion, 28 percent above FY 2021. The bill provides a total of $102.8 billion in discretionary appropriations for the Department of Education, an increase of $29.3 billion above the FY 2021 enacted level and the same as the President’s budget request. This includes $3.43 billion for higher education programs, an increase of $889 million above the FY 2021 enacted level and $122 million above the President’s budget request. The bill provides a total of $119.8 billion for HHS, an increase of $22.9 billion above the FY 2021 enacted level and $129 million below the President’s budget request. This includes $8.72 billion for HRSA, a $1.6 billion increase over the FY21 enacted level. It also includes $1.6 billion, an increase of $341 million above the FY 2021 enacted level, for HRSA’s Bureau of Health Professions programs to support health workforce development. The House Appropriations Full Committee is scheduled to consider the bill on Thursday, July 15.

A press release is available here. Chair Rosa DeLauro’s remarks may be accessed here. Ranking Member Kay Granger’s remarks may be accessed here. The draft bill text is available here and a summary is available here, and a list of Community Project Funding (earmarks) is available here.