Kaiser Family Foundation: House Appropriations Subcommittee Approves FY 2020 State & Foreign Operations (SFOPs) Appropriations Bill; Full Committee Approves Health & Human Services (HHS) Appropriations Bill
The House Appropriations Subcommittee approved the FY 2020 State & Foreign Operations (SFOPs) appropriations bill on May 10, while the full committee approved the FY 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) appropriations bill on May 8. This budget summary highlights global health-related funding approved in both bills. Funding provided to the State Department and USAID through the Global Health Programs (GHP) account totaled $9.3 billion, an increase of $459 million above the FY 2019 enacted level and almost $3 billion above the President’s FY 2020 request. Funding provided to CDC for global health totaled $514 million, an increase of $25 million above the FY 2019 enacted level and $57 million above the President’s FY 2020 request (5/13).