Summary#
This appropriations bill provides money for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027. It lists specific funding amounts for many programs and agencies, including workforce training, unemployment administration, public health programs, NIH institutes, Medicare and Medicaid payments, Head Start and K–12 education grants, special education, Pell Grants and other student aid, and related agency budgets. The bill also includes many program rules and restrictions, rescissions of previously available amounts, reporting requirements, and other legislative provisions tied to the funding.
What it means for you#
- If you use public health services, the bill funds Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs, NIH research institutes, and HHS preparedness and response accounts.
- If you are a student, it sets Pell Grant maximum for 2027–2028 and funds student financial aid, Title I and special education programs, and career and technical education.
- If you are unemployed or work in workforce programs, it funds WIOA job training, Job Corps, unemployment insurance administration, and veterans' employment programs.
- If you work in or run a nonprofit or local program that depends on federal grants in these areas, the bill includes grant amounts and many conditions, reporting rules, and limitations you would need to follow.
Expenses#
This Act provides specific dollar amounts for many accounts. Selected figures from the bill text include:
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and National Apprenticeship Act: $2,601,912,000 (plus reimbursements).
- Job Corps: $880,078,000 (plus reimbursements).
- State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations: $64,306,000, together with up to $4,055,584,000 from the Unemployment Trust Fund for related administration and grants.
- Health Resources and Services Administration (primary health care and related): $1,858,772,000; Health workforce programs: $1,438,876,000.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — Grants to States for Medicaid: $468,678,021,000 (to remain available until expended).
- Payments to Federal Hospital Insurance and Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds: $686,855,000,000.
- NIH institutes: Example line items include National Cancer Institute $7,462,159,000; NIAID $6,603,779,000; National Institute on Aging $4,517,623,000; and many other institute-level amounts.
- Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H): $1,500,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2029.
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and related mental health/substance programs: several billions (e.g., Mental Health $2,757,627,000; Substance Abuse Treatment $4,069,717,000).
- Department of Education — Title I (education for the disadvantaged): $16,790,647,000; Special education (IDEA, Part B and related): $15,536,264,000; Student financial assistance programs (including Pell and loan support): $24,179,352,000.
- Corporation for National and Community Service: $970,525,000 (operating).
- The bill also contains multiple rescissions (for example, specific rescissions of previously provided amounts) and authorizes many smaller program-level grants and set-asides detailed in the bill text.
Proponents' View#
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Opponents' View#
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