On June 5, the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee marked up and advanced its fiscal year (FY) 2027 spending bill by a party-line vote of 10-7. Ahead of the subcommittee markup, the House Appropriations Committee released the bill text (PDF) and a summary (PDF), and Committee Democrats also issued their own summary (PDF). The full House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to consider the legislation on June 9. Detailed allocations for specific programs are expected to be available upon release of the accompanying Labor-HHS bill report when the full committee holds its markup.
The bill would provide $47.4 billion in base funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and $1.5 billion for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health. Moreover, the bill proposes a number of new restrictions on research, would remove language in the FY 2026 bill that established parameters for the NIH’s use of forward funding for multiyear awards, and would modify longstanding language on facilities and administrative expenses, among other policy provisions related to research, education, public health, and health care.
For other key health agencies, the bill proposes $8.1 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, representing a roughly $1 billion reduction from the FY 2026 funding level, and would eliminate funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and rescind funding for the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. The bill would also provide $7.6 billion for the Health Resources and Services Administration.
- Washington Highlights