STAT+: House bill cuts HHS budget but excludes RFK Jr.\u2019s reorganization, maintains NIH funding
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WASHINGTON \u2014 House appropriators will mark up legislation on Tuesday that is a mixed bag for researchers. While the Republican bill rejects President Trump\u2019s proposal to slash the National Institutes of Health budget, it proposes deep cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health agencies.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The House Appropriations Committee released funding legislation for the Department of Health and Human Services ahead of the 5 p.m. subcommittee markup.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It would fund the NIH at $48 billion next year, about the same level as this year, compared to the 40% cut in funding sought by the Trump administration<\/a>. The bill also retains all 27 NIH institutes and centers, ignoring the White House\u2019s consolidation proposal for the nation\u2019s largest funder of biomedical research. It also would leave out health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s proposed Administration for a Healthy America<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Continue to STAT+ to read the full story\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n