WASHINGTON - Today, the House Appropriations Committee released the Fiscal Year 2024 bill for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. The bill will be considered tomorrow, July 14th at 10:00 a.m. The markup will be live-streamed and can be found on the Committee’s website.
The Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies bill provides $147 billion for programs under the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee, which is $60.3 billion (29%) below the FY23 enacted level and $73 billion below the President’s Budget Request. The bill protects life, promotes American values, prioritizes medical research, and combats the opioid epidemic - all while reining in wasteful bureaucracy and enhancing oversight and accountability.
Fiscal Year 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Bill
* Reins in wasteful bureaucracy and enhances oversight and accountability by:
** Restoring fiscal responsibility and reducing the scope of social spending by $60.3 billion (29%) from the FY23 enacted level;
** Eliminating 61 programs and rejecting any new controversial programs in the President’s Budget Request; and
** Strengthening congressional oversight of funds provided in the bill and restricting the Administration’s ability to ignore congressional directives to fund an extreme, partisan agenda.
* Protects life and reprioritizes funding to address the needs of the most vulnerable by:
** Maintaining long-standing pro-life provisions that prevent federal funds from being used for abortion with limited exceptions and protect the rights of all individuals to not be forced to participate in an abortion.
** Fully supporting basic biomedical research investigating cures for cancers, Alzheimer’s disease, other chronic diseases, and rare diseases;
** Providing funds to combat opioid abuse and support substance-use prevention and treatment programs;
** Targeting resources to rural communities, including vital telehealth and opioid response resources;
** Prioritizing funding to help all school districts educate children with special needs;
** Supporting Pell Grants to ensure an educated workforce in the next generation; and
** Providing funds for charter school programs.
A summary of the bill is available.
Bill text is available.
Source: U.S. Department of HCA