H.R. 5304 (119th)Congressional Activities

Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2026

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 227.

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On February 7, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), published supplemental policy guidance that instituted a 15% indirect cost rate for NIH grants. This policy would have applied to any new grant awards and to all existing grants to institutions…

AuthorsKavya Sekar, Marcy E. Gallo
FDA Product Regulation & Medical ResearchR&D Programs & Policies
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The U.S. government supports a broad range of scientific and engineering research and development (R&D). Most of the R&D funded by the federal government is performed in support of the unique missions of individual funding agencies. Using information provided by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regarding fund…

AuthorsTodd Kuiken, Emily G. Blevins, Laurie Harris
R&D Programs & PoliciesHealth & Medical R&DCommerce, Justice, Science Appropriations
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This report provides an overview of FY2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations, including relevant congressional actions and a top-line comparison of discretionary funding enacted in FY2026 versus relevant congressional proposals, and prior-year funding for FY202…

AuthorsKaren E. Lynch, Jessica Tollestrup
Labor, HHS & Education AppropriationsEducation Budget & AppropriationsEducation Appropriations
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Discussion of public interest in educational or noncommercial programming dates to the early days of broadcasting. In 1938, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set aside a portion of available radio channels for noncommercial and educational broadcasting, periodically updating policy as technology evolved. In…

AuthorsBrian E. Humphreys
Social WelfareTelecommunications & Internet PolicyPublic Broadcasting
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The Social Security Administration (SSA) is responsible for administering Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), which are the nation’s primary income support programs for older adults and individuals with disabilities. (Social Security includes Social Security Disability Insurance [SSDI].) As part of…

AuthorsTamar B. Breslauer, William R. Morton
Retirement Security & Social InsuranceAppropriations PolicySocial Security Administration (SSA)
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There has been growing interest from Congress and the Trump Administration in the availability and regulation of infertility services in the United States, which include assisted reproductive technologies (ART). Fertility clinics, embryology and clinical laboratories, and health care providers providing these services…

AuthorsAlexa C. DeBoth
Family Planning Services & AbortionFDA Product Regulation & Medical ResearchHealth Care Delivery
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The Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC) is a committee of experts who have historically advised the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS; hereinafter the Secretary) on various aspects of newborn and childhood screening for heritable conditions – gen…

AuthorsAlexandria K. Mickler
Maternity & Newborn CareDepartment of Health & Human Services (HHS)
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H. Rept. 119-271Sep 11, 2025Appropriations Committee

DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2026

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