On Wednesday, June 22, 2022, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee released the draft fiscal year 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee on June 23rd. The legislation funds agencies and programs in the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Education.

According to a press release, for 2023, the bill provides $242.1 billion, an increase of $28.5 billion – 13 percent – above 2022. With this historic increase, the legislation:

• Creates and sustains good-paying American jobs through investments in job training, apprenticeship programs, and worker protection
• Grows opportunity with major investments in education, including significant funding for high-poverty schools and students with disabilities, and strong increases for programs that expand access to post-secondary education
• Bolsters our public health infrastructure with more resources for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and for states and local governments to strengthen infrastructure and capacity
• Strengthens lifesaving biomedical research with increased funding for the National Institutes of Health, as well as increased funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health
• Supports middle class and working families with increased funding for child care, Head Start, and preschool development grants
• Advances equal treatment for women by increasing funding for the range of health services, including family planning, covered by Title X and repealing the discriminatory Hyde Amendment
• Addresses our nation’s most urgent health crises, including maternal health, mental health, gun violence, and substance misuse, while making strides to reduce persistent and unacceptable health disparities

The text of the draft bill can be viewed by clicking here. The subcommittee markup will be webcast live and linked on the House Committee on Appropriations website.

U.S. Department of Education (USDE) – According to a summary of the bill, it provides a total of $86.7 billion in discretionary appropriations for USDE, an increase of $10.3 billion above the FY 2022 enacted level. Of this amount, the bill includes:

• K-12 Education, including Individuals with Disabilities Education Act programs—The bill provides $50.9 billion, an increase of $8.3 billion over the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. Within this amount, the bill provides:
  • $20.5 billion for Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, an increase of $3 billion above the FY 2022 enacted level.
  • $17.8 billion for Special Education, an increase of $3.2 billion above the FY 2022 enacted level. The amount includes:
    • $16.3 billion for Part B Grants to States, an increase of $2.9 billion above the FY 2022 enacted level, and
    • $35 million for Special Olympics education programs, an increase of $4 million above the FY 2022 enacted level.
  • $1 billion for English Language Acquisition, an increase of $169 million above the FY 2022 enacted level.
  • $2.3 billion for Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (Title II-A), an increase of $100 million above the FY 2022 enacted level.
  • $1.4 billion for Student Support and Academic Enrichment State Grants, an increase of $75 million above the FY 2022 enacted level.
  • $1.4 billion for Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers, an increase of $120 million above the FY 2022 enacted level.
  • Continued support for a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Initiative to support SEL and “whole child” approaches to education. Within this amount, the bill provides:
    • $132 million, an increase of $50 million over the FY 2022 enacted level, for grants for evidence-based, field-initiated innovations that address student social, emotional, and cognitive needs within the Education Innovation and Research program;
    • $90 million, an increase of $5 million over the FY 2022 enacted level, for the Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) program with a priority for teacher professional development and pathways into teaching that provide a strong foundation in child development and learning, including skills for implementing SEL strategies;
    • $1 billion within School Safety National Activities for Mental Health Services Professional Demonstration Grants and School-Based Mental Health Services Grants to help LEAs directly increase the number of mental health and child development experts in schools; and
    • $468 million, an increase of $393 million over the FY 2022 enacted level, for Full-Service Community Schools to provide comprehensive services and expand evidence-based models that meet the holistic needs of children, families, and communities.
• Career, Technical and Adult Education—The bill provides $2.2 billion for Career, Technical and Adult Education, an increase of $124 million above the FY 2022 enacted level. This amount includes:
  • $1.4 billion for CTE State Grants, an increase of $45 million above the FY 2022 enacted level, and
    • $132 million for Teacher Quality Partnerships, an increase of $73 million above the FY 2022 enacted level.

A press release with a summary of the draft fiscal year 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies bill can be viewed by clicking here.