House Pitches HHS Funding at $111 Billion in Appropriations Bill

The House Appropriations Committee set funding levels for the Health and Human Services Department at $110.8 billion when it released its bill covering the health, education, and labor departments for the next fiscal year on Thursday.

This agency funding level would be a 4% cut—or $4 billion—below the fiscal year 2026 enacted level, according to the release accompanying the bill provided by House Appropriations Committee Republicans. However, the committee decided to keep the budget of the National Institutes of Health intact, maintaining its funding at $48.8 billion.

The House GOP appropriators said they increased funding for the Centers for ...