House Panel Puts ‘Down Payment’ on Biden Biomedical Agency

The NIH will receive less than half of what the Biden administration requested for its new big ticket entity known as ARPA-H, as a House spending panel seeks a heavier medical research boost across the board.

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies approved its 2022 spending plan by a voice vote Monday. The $253.8 billion spending package—a 28% increase from the current enacted level—includes $49.4 billion for the National Institutes of Health, or a $6.5 billion increase from its current level.

Of that $6.5 billion increase, $3 billion would fund the Advanced ...