Committee Releases FY27 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Appropriations Committee released the Fiscal Year 2027 bill for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. The bill will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow, June 5th, at 8:00 a.m. The markup will be live-streamed and can be found on the Committee’s website.

Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chairman Robert Aderholt said, "Our purpose here is to prioritize resources to the greatest needs of our nation. This bill balances the need for responsible fiscal stewardship, while maintaining key investments in biomedical research, America’s schools, and core public health. Following commonsense policies, we included provisions to protect women in sports, cut taxpayer funding for abortion-on-demand, and codify the Trump Administration’s efforts to end senseless progressive overreach. The investments in this bill deliver real results for the American people by supporting our nation's biodefense infrastructure, providing long-needed lifelines for rural hospitals, and funding necessary basic science. I want to thank Chairman Cole and my colleagues for their hard work and collaboration on these efforts, and I look forward to continuing working with them to ensure every hard-earned dollar goes towards programs that strengthen and support our communities."

Chairman Tom Cole said, "For generations, America's success has rested on a simple belief: that every citizen should have the opportunity to learn, work, innovate, and build a better future. This bill supports that promise. From groundbreaking medical research and restored focus on core public health to workforce training and educational opportunity, it invests in the people and institutions that strengthen our nation. It advances access to high-quality care for rural America, eliminates progressive mandates – reinforcing health systems, supporting mental health initiatives, strengthening biodefense capabilities, and upholding protections for unborn babies across the nation. At the same time, it eliminates duplicative programs, restores accountability, and ensures taxpayer dollars are directed toward priorities that deliver measurable results. Chairman Aderholt has crafted a bill that strengthens America's competitive edge, invests in our people, and helps prepare our nation for the challenges and opportunities ahead."

Fiscal Year 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill

The Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill provides a total discretionary allocation of $189.3 billion, which is $5.6 billion (3%) below the Fiscal Year 2026 enacted level. This bill prioritizes funding for biomedical research, biodefense, and rural health – and returns education back to the States. The bill advances President Trump’s bold vision to right-size Washington’s bloated bureaucracy while reining in runaway spending on social programs.   

Key Takeaways 

Bolsters U.S. health, national security, and border protections by: 

• Providing $48.8 billion in funding to support America’s continued leadership in biomedical research, countering China’s growing threat in basic science research.
• Strengthening America’s biodefense and countering global health security threats by providing a $105 million increase for the research, development, and procurement of medical countermeasures within the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR).
• Prohibiting the purchase of supplies from China for the Strategic National Stockpile, which supports American manufacturers by expanding the domestic industrial base for these items.
• Supporting the nation’s domestic production of critical medicines by providing a $65 million increase for ASPR’s Center for Industrial Base Management and Supply Chain.
• Providing an increase of $184 million for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) programs focused on ensuring readiness, protecting public health, and responding to domestic and international emerging health threats.
• Maintaining funding for global health security and consolidating Global HIV/AIDS, TB, Measles, and other Vaccine Preventable Diseases funding lines into a new consolidated Global Emerging Infectious Diseases grant to give the CDC greater flexibility to rapidly address health threats before they destabilize partner countries or reach our borders.

Safeguards American taxpayer dollars and preserves core functions by: 

• Increasing funding to combat health care fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Accepting President Trump’s reduction of unnecessary funding in the Refugee Resettlement and Unaccompanied Alien Children programs while preserving core functions such as sponsor vetting, interagency coordination, welfare checks, and reporting requirements for vulnerable children.
• Streamlining duplicative behavioral health programs, while increasing mental health and substance abuse block grant funding by $61 million.
• Providing increased funding for the 988 Lifeline, youth and young adult suicide prevention, and Medication-Assisted Treatment.
• Strengthening Tribal communities by supporting mental health and substance abuse treatment, elder care, and child and family services, while promoting accountability and self-sufficiency.
• Eliminating the duplicative Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Supports the Trump Administration and mandate of the American people by: 

• Eliminating the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, consistent with President Trump's Executive Order 14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.”
• Prioritizing substance abuse treatment, prevention, and long-term recovery, including the use of opioid overdose reversal medications, while prohibiting taxpayer funds from going to harm-reduction activities that encourage continued use of illicit controlled substances.
• Maintaining the longstanding Hyde Amendment and ensuring no federal funding can be used for abortion on demand.
• Prohibiting funding for schools that support antisemitic conduct or discriminate against religious student groups.
• Maintaining the longstanding Dickey Amendment, which ensures that federal funds cannot be used to advocate or promote 2^nd Amendment limitations.
• Providing an increase of $5 million for discretionary adoption programs to eliminate barriers to adoption, supporting permanency, and training child welfare professionals.

A summary of the bill is available here.
Bill text is available here.
  

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