Senate committee passes HHS appropriations bill for FY 2025

The Senate Appropriations Committee Aug. 1 voted 25-3 to approve legislation that would provide $231.3 billion in funding for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education in fiscal year 2025.

Most details about the bill were not immediately available. According to a committee summary, the bill would provide $122.8 billion for HHS. Specific funding levels or increases include:

• $50.4 billion, $2.2 billion more than FY2024, for the National Institutes of Health.
• $1.4 billion for health professions workforce development.
• $21.3 million increase for rural health programs.

The House Appropriations Committee approved its version of the legislation July 10. It is unclear how this legislation will proceed through the legislative process, given vastly different topline funding levels under consideration in the House and Senate.