116th Congress

Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Fiscal Year 2020 Labor-HHS-Education Funding Bill

April 30, 2019

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies today approved its fiscal year 2020 bill. In total, the bill includes $189.8 billion in discretionary funding, an increase of $11.7 billion over the 2019 enacted level and $47.8 billion over the President’s 2020 budget request.

FY2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee

April 30, 2019

Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies

Appropriations Committee Releases Fiscal Year 2020 Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Funding Bill

April 30, 2019

WASHINGTON — The House Appropriations Committee today released the draft fiscal year 2020 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. The legislation funds the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, and other related agencies, including the American Battle Monuments Commission and Armed Forces Retirement Home.

In total, the legislation provides $108.1 billion in discretionary funding – $10 billion above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. This includes $921 million in Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funding as well as $2 billion for emergency needs related to Hurricanes Michael and Florence at military bases in North Carolina and Florida.

Chairwoman DeLauro Statement at Subcommittee Markup of FY 2020 Labor-HHS-Education Funding Bill

April 30, 2019

"Today we are recommending historic investments in our people, in our country and in programs that each of our constituents support. I am proud to do so and to help finally meet our obligations to children, for child care, to education, to science and health care for all."

Chairwoman Lowey Statement at Subcommittee Markup of FY 2020 Labor-HHS-Education Funding Bill

April 30, 2019

"House Democrats are committed to an orderly appropriations process that gets the people’s business done on time. Beginning with today’s subcommittee markup of the Labor, Health and Human and Services and Education bill for fiscal year 2020, we are turning the page on the shutdowns and showdowns that have defined the last two years. This bill is an excellent example of our commitment to investing for the people and making life better for the middle class and people struggling to make it into the middle class. Not only does this bill resoundingly reject the proposed cuts in President Trump’s budget that would have hurt working families, it provides a robust increase for important national priorities that create jobs and grow the economy, improve health security, and build a stronger future for all Americans."