Karen E. Lynch, Coordinator
Specialist in Social Policy
David H. Bradley
Specialist in Labor Economics
Gail McCallion
Specialist in Social Policy
Pamela W. Smith
Analyst in Biomedical Policy
Scott Szymendera
Analyst in Disability Policy
This report provides an overview of actions taken by Congress to provide FY2013 appropriations for the accounts funded by the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (L-HHS-ED) appropriations bill. The L-HHS-ED bill provides funding for all accounts subject to the annual appropriations process at the Departments of Labor and Education. It provides annual appropriations for most agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, with certain exceptions (e.g., the Food and Drug Administration is funded via the Agriculture appropriations bill). The L-HHS-ED bill also provides funding for more than a dozen related agencies, including the Social Security Administration. The bill includes both discretionary and mandatory funding.
On June 14, 2012, the Senate Committee on Appropriations reported a bill that would provide FY2013 L-HHS-ED appropriations (S. 3295, S.Rept. 112-176). (Prior to this, on June 12, 2012, the L-HHS-ED Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Appropriations had approved a draft bill for full committee consideration.) As reported by the full committee, the Senate bill would provide $166.0 billion in discretionary funding for L-HHS-ED, which is about 1.2% more than the committee’s estimate of comparable FY2012 funding ($164.1 billion). In addition, S. 3295 would provide an estimated $611.6 billion in mandatory funding, for a combined total of $777.6 billion for L-HHS-ED as a whole. This amount is roughly 4.9% more than the comparable FY2012 funding level. The House has yet to take action on an FY2013 L-HHS-ED bill.
On February 13, 2012, prior to the initiation of congressional action on FY2013 appropriations, the Obama Administration released the FY2013 President’s Budget. The President’s request, as estimated in the committee report (S.Rept. 112-176) accompanying the FY2013 Senate bill, called for $166.1 billion in discretionary funding for L-HHS-ED accounts (+1.2% from FY2012). In addition, the President’s Budget requested $611.6 billion in mandatory funding, for a combined total of $777.6 billion (+4.9% from FY2012) in L-HHS-ED appropriations.
Department of Labor (DOL): The FY2013 Senate committee bill would provide roughly $12.3 billion in discretionary funding for DOL. This amount is 1.7% less than the comparable FY2012 funding level of $12.6 billion and 3.0% more than the FY2013 request of $12.0 billion, as estimated in S.Rept. 112-176.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): The FY2013 Senate committee bill would provide roughly $71.0 billion in discretionary funding for HHS. This amount is 2% more than the comparable FY2012 funding level of $69.6 billion and 1.4% more than the FY2013 request of $70.0 billion, as estimated in S.Rept. 112-176.
Department of Education (ED): The FY2013 Senate committee bill would provide roughly $68.5 billion in discretionary funding for ED. This amount is 0.6% more than the comparable FY2012 funding level of $68.1 billion and 2.0% less than the FY2013 request of $69.9 billion, as estimated in S.Rept. 112-176.
Related Agencies: The FY2013 Senate committee bill would provide roughly $14.1 billion in discretionary funding for related agencies included in L-HHS-ED appropriations. This amount is 2.3% more than the comparable FY2012 funding level of $13.8 billion and 0.2% less than the FY2013 request of $14.2 billion, as estimated in S.Rept. 112-176.
Date of Report: July 6, 2012
Number of Pages: 36
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