HELP Advances Seven Health Bills – The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee advanced seven healthcare bills during a markup last Wednesday. The legislation approved by the panel include: The Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Protection Act; The Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2026; The Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act; The …
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Appropriations Update – The House Appropriations Committee favorably reported the fiscal year (FY) 2027 Labor-Health and Human Services spending bill to the full House of Representatives by a party line vote of 34-28 on Tuesday following a 12-hour markup. Under the legislation, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) would receive $110.8 billion …
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Appropriations Update – The House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee advanced its fiscal year (FY) 2027 funding legislation on Friday in an 11-7 party line vote. The bill, which was released last week, includes a 4% cut to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The National Institutes …