US EditionCongress Rebuffs Trump's $33B in Cuts to Health, Human Services
Congress rejected Trump's proposed 26.2% cut, approving over $116 billion for Health and Human Services with increases for NIH, CDC, and other key programs.
- On Feb. 6, 2026, Congress approved the HHS bill, rejecting Trump’s proposed $33 billion cut and providing over $116 billion, as per Murray’s office summary.
- House Appropriations Committee ranking member Rosa DeLauro said bipartisan negotiators pressed administration officials during hearings, shaping the outcome of the funding decision.
- Appropriators set National Institutes of Health funding at $48.7 billion, $415 million more than current, and rejected a $3.6 billion CDC cut, funding it at $9.2 billion.
- The package establishes deadlines and staffing thresholds to prevent agency hollowing and includes congressional oversight of future reorganizations and protections for statutory responsibilities.
- Although Congress often misses the Oct. 1 deadline, the late-January bipartisan HHS deal may help advance remaining appropriations.
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'It is astonishing': Congress rebuffs Trump push to slash $33B from health, human services • Oklahoma Voice
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a policy announcement event at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Jan. 8, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Congress has approved the first public health funding bill since President Donald Trump began his second term, with lawmakers largely rejecting his proposed spending cuts and the elimination of dozens …
Idaho Capital Sun
'It is astonishing': Congress rebuffs Trump push to slash $33B from health, human services
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a policy announcement event at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Jan. 8, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Congress has approved the first public health funding bill since President Donald Trump began his second term, with lawmakers largely rejecting his proposed spending cuts and the elimination of dozens …
Louisiana Illuminator
‘It is astonishing’: Congress rebuffs Trump push to slash $33B from health, human services
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a policy announcement event at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Jan. 8, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Congress has approved the first public health funding bill since President Donald Trump began his second term, with lawmakers largely rejecting his proposed spending cuts and the elimination of dozens …
'It is astonishing': Congress rebuffs Trump push to slash $33B from health, human services • West Virginia Watch
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a policy announcement event at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Jan. 8, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Congress has approved the first public health funding bill since President Donald Trump began his second term, with lawmakers largely rejecting his proposed spending cuts and the elimination of dozens …
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