Senate Passes Baldwin’s Bipartisan Bill to Fund Labor, Health, and Education Departments for Fiscal Year 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS), released the following statement after the Senate voted to pass her bipartisan, compromise LHHS appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2026. The bipartisan bill rejects the Trump Administration’s effort to cut funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), public schools, and addiction and mental health care, while putting up strong guardrails to ensure funding is spent as intended and without delay. The bill also rejects extreme riders—over three dozen in total—that were included in House Republicans’ draft bill.
“This bill sends a clear message to President Trump that the American people do not want to cut funding for cancer research, our students and schools, or for tools to fight the opioid epidemic,”said Senator Baldwin.“Our bipartisan bill puts a check on the President and his continual habit of using the federal government like his slush fund to bankroll his pet projects while slashing programs families rely on. While this bill does not accomplish everything the people I work for are demanding, it will undoubtedly do good for American families. It will help ensure our schools are funded, people get the health care they need, and new cures and treatments for devastating diseases remain within reach. The House needs to pass this bill immediately and send it to the President’s desk.”
Among other things, the LHHS bill:
More information about the Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill for Fiscal Year 2026 is availablehere.
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