Tag: appropriations
House Committee Approves Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill
Earlier today, as reported in a Committee press release, the House Appropriations Committee approved the draft fiscal year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services funding bill on a vote of 30-21. The draft bill includes “$153 billion in discretionary funding, which is a reduction of $3.7 billion below the fiscal […]
Amendment to Remove Gainful Employment Rule Spending Limitation Fails in House Approps Committee
The House Committee on Appropriations is currently considering the draft appropriations bill passed by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on June 17. As mentioned previously, Section 309 of this bill contains a limitation on the use of funds to implement and […]
Senate Sub Committee Passes Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill; Full Committee Vote Tomorrow
In a markup held yesterday, the U.S. Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (“Labor-HHS”) released a summary statement setting forth the key elements of the a $153.2 billion appropriations bill that passed the sub committee. The full Senate Committee on Appropriations will take […]