ASPPH Addresses the Senate Labor HHS ED Appropriations Bill and its Impact on Public Health

August 7, 2024

Last week, ASPPH released a statement applauding the Senate Appropriations Committee's passage of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS-ED) Appropriations Bill for fiscal year (FY) 2025. The Senate's bill aligns well with ASPPH's advocacy for higher levels of funding for FY 2025 and, in some cases, is a direct result of ASPPH and our members' advocacy.

These proposed increases are a substantial improvement compared to the House version, which drastically cuts funding for key public health agencies.

Key Funding Increases:

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is allocated $9.198 billion, which is an increase of $173 million from the previous fiscal year. This includes $31.9 million for the Prevention Research Centers (PRC), an increase of $3 million, $9.2 million for the Academic Centers for Public Health Preparedness, and $70 million for the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics (CFA).
• The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will receive $50.224 billion, which is $2.05 billion more than the FY 2024 enacted level. The bill also allocates $1.5 billion for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and $95.2 million for the Fogarty International Center (FIC).

Next Steps:

The House and Senate are unlikely to bring their versions of the Labor-HHS-ED bill to the floor for a vote, as has become the tradition. Instead, Congress is anticipated to pass a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the federal government open until after the election. Following the election, both chambers will negotiate a final funding package that they plan to complete before the end of the year.