Current Status
FY 2009: President Obama signed the "Omnibus Appropriations
Act, 2009" [H.R.
1105, P.L. 111-8] on March 11, 2009. The House of Representatives
passed the bill on February 25 by a 245-178 vote; the Senate approved
it by voice vote on March 10 after voting, 62-35, to shut off debate.
The $410 billion omnibus package provides funding for the nine FY
2009 appropriations bills that were not finished by the 110th Congress.
The programs under these nine bills had been funded through a continuing
resolution [P.L.
110-329] that expired on March 6. Congress was forced to pass
a second continuing resolution [P.L.
111-6] through March 11 when the Senate could not finish the
bill by the original deadline. The Labor, HHS, Education and Related
Agencies portion of the omnibus (Division F) includes $151.8 billion
in funding for FY 2009, an increase of $6.7 billion (4.6 percent)
over the FY 2008 comparable funding level. More>>
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: On February 17,
2009, President Obama signed the "American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act" (H.R.
1, P.L. 111-5). The House approved the conference agreement
on the $787 billion economic recovery package on February 13 by
a 246-183 vote, with no Republicans supporting the measure. The
Senate approved the bill later the same day by a 60-38 vote, with
Republican Senators Susan Collins (Maine), Olympia Snowe (Maine),
and Arlen Specter (Pa.) voting in favor of the package. The final
agreement provides $311 billion in discretionary funding, including
$10.4 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH); $500
million to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
for health professions workforce development; and $1.1 billion for
comparative effectiveness research through the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality, NIH, and the Secretary of Health and Human
Services. More>>
FY 2010: The Office of Management and Budget on February
26, 2009, released an "FY 2010 Budget Overview" document,
outlining the Obama Administration's fiscal policies and major budgetary
initiatives. The full, detailed FY 2010 budget is expected in late
April. The budget overview assumes $675 billion in non-defense discretionary
spending, including $78.7 billion for the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS), a $1.4 billion (1.7 percent) decrease below
the FY 2009 comparable estimate. The overview notes that the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA, P.L. 111-5) provides an additional
$22.4 billion in FY 2009 and FY 2010 spending for HHS. More>>
Related Resources
- Bill
Text for "Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009" [H.R.
1105, P.L. 111-8] Division F - Departments of Labor, Health
and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies
- Explanatory
Statement for "Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009" [H.R.
1105, P.L. 111-8] Division F - Departments of Labor, Health
and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies
- Bill
Text for "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act" [H.R.
1, P.L. 111-5]
-
Explanatory Statement for "American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act" [H.R.
1, P.L. 111-5]
- HHS Web Site
for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
- President's
FY 2010 Budget Overview
- Department
of Health and Human Services section of President's FY 2010 Budget
Overview
- House Appropriations
Committee
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