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R49344 Status of FY2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations: In Brief 2026-09-08T04:00:00Z 2026-09-12T05:08:29Z Active Reports Karen E. Lynch, Jessica Tollestrup   This report provides an overview of FY2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations, including relevant congressional actions and a top-line comparison of discretionary funding proposed for FY2027 versus prior-year funding for FY2025 and FY2026. It also provides background on the scope of the bill and context for congressional budgetary decisionmaking. Full-year FY2027 LHHS appropriations have not been enacted. In the interim, FY2027 funding has been provided on a temporary basis through a continuing resolution (CR). The FY2027 CR (H.R. 6500; P.L. 119-103) was signed into law on September 2, 2026, following earlier passage by the Senate (90-6) on August 8, 2026, and by the House (370-48) on September 1, 2026. The CR provides continuing appropriations for all 12 annual appropriations acts (including LHHS) through December 11, 2026. In general, the CR funds discretionary LHHS programs at the same rate and under the same conditions as in FY2026, and it funds annually appropriated LHHS entitlements at their current law levels. Prior to enactment of the FY2026 CR, on June 9, 2026, the House Appropriations Committee voted to report its version of the FY2027 LHHS bill (34-28). The measure was subsequently reported on June 11, 2026, as H.R. 9260 (H.Rept. 119-696). The FY2027 House committee bill would provide $189.3 billion in regular discretionary appropriations, which is $5.6 billion (-2.9%) less than the FY2026 enacted level. The Senate Appropriations Committee has not marked up its version of the FY2027 LHHS bill. No further congressional action on annual LHHS appropriations has occurred as of the cover date of this report. https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/R/PDF/R49344/R49344.3.pdf https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/R/HTML/R49344.html

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