{ "id": "IN10944", "type": "CRS Insight", "typeId": "INSIGHTS", "number": "IN10944", "active": true, "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "versions": [ { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 585876, "date": "2018-10-02", "retrieved": "2018-10-04T13:51:37.846638", "title": "Status of FY2019 LHHS Appropriations", "summary": "On Friday, September 28, the President signed into law H.R. 6157 (P.L. 115-245), which contains full-year FY2019 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) in Division B. This is the first occasion since the FY1997 appropriations cycle that full-year LHHS appropriations have been enacted on or before the start of the fiscal year (October 1). In addition to providing full-year appropriations for LHHS, P.L. 115-245 also provides full-year appropriations for the Department of Defense (Division A) and continuing appropriations (through December 7) for the annual appropriations measures that have not yet had full-year appropriations enacted (Division C). \nScope of the Bill\nThe LHHS appropriations bill is the largest (estimated at $1.1 trillion in FY2019) of the 12 annual appropriations bills, when accounting for both mandatory and discretionary funding. The bill provides annually appropriated budget authority for the programs, activities, and administration of the Department of Labor (DOL), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (except for the Food and Drug Administration, the Indian Health Service, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, which are funded in other bills), the Department of Education (ED), and more than a dozen related agencies, including the Social Security Administration (SSA). \nThe LHHS bill is typically the largest single source of nondefense discretionary funding for the federal government; and discretionary appropriations generally account for about 19% of the total budget authority in the bill. Mandatory funding generally represents about 81% of the total budget authority in the LHHS bill, supporting annually appropriated entitlements such as Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income. Discretionary spending programs tend to receive the most attention during the appropriations process because this process controls amounts provided to these programs; the authorizing process generally controls amounts needed for mandatory spending programs.\nFY2019 Congressional Action on LHHS\nThe final version of the LHHS bill was negotiated by the House and the Senate via a conference committee. The House adopted the conference report to H.R. 6157 (H.Rept. 115-952) on September 26, by a vote of 361-61. This followed Senate adoption on September 18, by a vote of 93-7. The conference report was originally filed on September 13. It contains explanatory text addressing the implementation of the agreement and how funds are to be allocated, along with a detailed funding table for LHHS programs and activities.\nAlthough the original House version of H.R. 6157 only included appropriations for the Department of Defense, the bill was amended on the Senate floor to also contain LHHS funding. The Senate also adopted 31 amendments to the LHHS division of the bill in the course of its initial consideration, and passed the amended version of the bill on August 23, by a vote of 85-7. \nEarlier Committee Action\nEarlier in the process, the House and Senate appropriations committees each reported a version of the FY2019 LHHS bill (H.R. 6470 and S. 3158). \nThe House Appropriations Committee held its LHHS subcommittee markup on June 15 and its full committee markup on July 11. The bill was ordered to be reported at the committee markup (30-22) and was subsequently reported to the House on July 23 (H.R. 6470). The committee report (H.Rept. 115-862) includes a detailed funding table. H.R. 6470 did not receive floor consideration in the House.\nThe Senate Appropriations Committee held its LHHS subcommittee markup on June 26 and its full committee markup on June 28. The committee approved the bill at the markup (30-1) and reported the bill to the Senate on the same day (S. 3158). The committee report (S.Rept. 115-289) includes a detailed funding table. Although S. 3158 did not receive Senate floor consideration, the text of this bill was substantially similar to the LHHS division that was incorporated into H.R. 6157 for purposes of initial Senate floor consideration.\nFunding Levels\nTable 1 compares proposed FY2019 LHHS discretionary appropriations to FY2018 enacted amounts. All amounts in this table reflect current-year budget authority subject to discretionary spending limits. The table displays regular appropriations as well as a total that includes certain upward adjustments to the spending limits that are allowed under the Budget Control Act (adjusted appropriations). \nRelative to FY2018, discretionary LHHS appropriations (excluding funds provided as an emergency requirement) would have been relatively flat under the FY2019 House committee bill (+$5 million). The FY2019 bills considered in the Senate, meanwhile, would have increased regular discretionary LHHS appropriations by roughly $2 billion (+1.2%). The enacted appropriations law increases this funding by about $1 billion (+0.6%).\nTable 1. FY2019 Enacted and Proposed LHHS Discretionary Appropriations, \nCompared with FY2018 Enacted Levels \nCurrent-Year Discretionary Budget Authority Subject to Spending Limits\n(in billions of dollars) \n\nFY2018\n Enacted\nFY2019 House Cmte.\n(H.R. 6470)FY2019 Senate Cmte.\n(S. 3158)FY2019 \nSenate-Passed\n(H.R. 6157)FY2019 Enacted \n(P.L. 115-245)\nRegular Appropriations177.100177.105179.289179.289178.076\nAdjustments:\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Integrity1.8961.8971.8971.8971.897\nEmergency Requirements3.9870.0000.0000.0000.000\nAdjusted Appropriations182.983179.002181.186181.186179.973\nSource: Table prepared by CRS based on Congressional Budget Office estimates.\nNotes: Adjusted appropriations include discretionary funds for which special rules apply with regard to the discretionary spending limits, including certain funds for program integrity activities and (where applicable) for emergency requirements. 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Selected CRS LHHS Appropriations Contacts\nDepartment or Agency\nName\nPhone\nEmail\n\nLabor\nDavid Bradley\n7-7352\ndbradley@crs.loc.gov\n\nHealth and Human Services\nKaren Lynch\nJessica Tollestrup\n7-6899\n7-0941\nklynch@crs.loc.gov\njtollestrup@crs.loc.gov \n\nEducation\nCassandria Dortch\n7-0376\ncdortch@crs.loc.gov\n\nSocial Security Administration\nWilliam Morton\n7-9453\nwmorton@crs.loc.gov", "type": "CRS Insight", "typeId": "INSIGHTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/IN10944", "sha1": "e85dec17abf3f5e4b0963b9dca4f0a16c7274d4a", "filename": "files/20181002_IN10944_e85dec17abf3f5e4b0963b9dca4f0a16c7274d4a.html", "images": {} }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/IN10944", "sha1": "b7c039404b9b36b41f03e3e7d1068e739d40ca8d", "filename": "files/20181002_IN10944_b7c039404b9b36b41f03e3e7d1068e739d40ca8d.pdf", "images": {} } ], "topics": [] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 585766, "date": "2018-09-27", "retrieved": "2018-10-01T13:19:37.483592", "title": "Status of FY2019 LHHS Appropriations", "summary": "The appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) is the largest (estimated at $1.1 trillion in FY2019) of the 12 annual appropriations bills, when accounting for both mandatory and discretionary funding. As of September 26, the House and the Senate have each adopted the conference report (H.Rept. 115-952) accompanying H.R. 6157. The agreement contains full-year appropriations for LHHS (Division B) and the Department of Defense (Division A), as well as continuing appropriations (through December 7) for the remaining annual appropriations acts. The bill has been sent to the President for his signature. If H.R. 6157 is signed into law by the start of the fiscal year, it would be the first instance since the FY1997 appropriations cycle that full-year LHHS appropriations were enacted on or before October 1. \nScope of the Bill\nThe LHHS bill provides annually appropriated budget authority for the programs, activities, and administration of the Department of Labor (DOL), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (except for the Food and Drug Administration, the Indian Health Service, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, which are funded in other bills), the Department of Education (ED), and more than a dozen related agencies, including the Social Security Administration (SSA).\nThe LHHS bill is typically the largest single source of nondefense discretionary funding for the federal government; and discretionary appropriations generally account for about 19% of the total budget authority in the bill. Mandatory funding generally represents about 81% of the total budget authority in the LHHS bill, supporting annually appropriated entitlements such as Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income. Discretionary spending programs tend to receive the most attention during the appropriations process because this process controls amounts provided to these programs; the authorizing process generally controls amounts needed for mandatory spending programs.\nFY2019 Congressional Action on LHHS\nThe House adopted the conference report (H.Rept. 115-952) on September 26, by a vote of 361-61. This followed Senate adoption on September 18, by a vote of 93-7. The conference report was originally filed on September 13. It contains explanatory text addressing the implementation of the agreement and how funds are to be allocated, along with a detailed funding table for LHHS programs and activities.\nPreviously, the House and Senate had agreed to resolve differences with regard to H.R. 6157 via a conference committee, naming conferees on September 4 (House) and September 6 (Senate). Although the original House version of the bill had only included appropriations for the Department of Defense, the bill was amended on the Senate floor to also contain LHHS funding. The Senate adopted 31 amendments to the LHHS division of the bill in the course of its initial consideration, and passed the amended version of the bill on August 23, by a vote of 85-7. \nEarlier Committee Action\nEarlier in the process, the House and Senate appropriations committees each reported a version of the FY2019 LHHS bill (H.R. 6470 and S. 3158). \nThe House Appropriations Committee held its LHHS subcommittee markup on June 15 and its full committee markup on July 11. The bill was ordered to be reported at the committee markup (30-22) and was subsequently reported to the House on July 23 (H.R. 6470). The committee report (H.Rept. 115-862) includes a detailed funding table. H.R. 6470 did not receive floor consideration in the House.\nThe Senate Appropriations Committee held its LHHS subcommittee markup on June 26 and its full committee markup on June 28. The committee approved the bill at the markup (30-1) and reported the bill to the Senate on the same day (S. 3158). The committee report (S.Rept. 115-289) includes a detailed funding table. Although S. 3158 did not receive Senate floor consideration, the text of this bill was substantially similar to the LHHS division that was incorporated into H.R. 6157 for purposes of initial Senate floor consideration.\nFunding Levels\nTable 1 compares proposed FY2019 LHHS discretionary appropriations to FY2018 enacted amounts. All amounts in this table reflect current-year budget authority subject to discretionary spending limits. The table displays regular appropriations as well as a total that includes certain upward adjustments to the spending limits that are allowed under the Budget Control Act (adjusted appropriations). \nRelative to FY2018, discretionary LHHS appropriations (excluding funds provided as an emergency requirement) would be relatively flat under the FY2019 House committee bill (+$5 million). The FY2019 bills considered in the Senate, meanwhile, would increase regular discretionary LHHS appropriations by roughly $2 billion (+1.2%). The conference report would provide about a $1 billion (+0.6%) increase.\nTable 1. FY2018 Enacted and FY2019 Proposed LHHS Discretionary Appropriations \nCurrent-Year Discretionary Budget Authority Subject to Spending Limits\n(in billions of dollars) \n\nFY2018\n Enacted\nFY2019 House Cmte.\n(H.R. 6470)FY2019 Senate Cmte.\n(S. 3158)FY2019 \nSenate-Passed\n(H.R. 6157)FY2019 Conference Report \n(H.Rept. 115-952)\nRegular Appropriations177.100177.105179.289179.289178.076\nAdjustments:\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Integrity1.8961.8971.8971.8971.897\nEmergency Requirements3.9870.0000.0000.0000.000\nAdjusted Appropriations182.983179.002181.186181.186179.973\nSource: Table prepared by CRS based on Congressional Budget Office estimates.\nNotes: Adjusted appropriations include discretionary funds for which special rules apply with regard to the discretionary spending limits, including certain funds for program integrity activities and (where applicable) for emergency requirements. Amounts in this table do not include funds provided under certain authorities in the 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255) that are exempt from discretionary spending limits ($996 million for FY2018 and $711 million for the FY2019 bills).\nAdditional Resources\nFor more information on the status of FY2019 appropriations, see the CRS Appropriations Status Table. CRS reports addressing key funding questions for the programs and agencies funded by the LHHS appropriations bill are available on the CRS website.\nTable 2. Selected CRS LHHS Appropriations Contacts\nDepartment or Agency\nName\nPhone\nEmail\n\nLabor\nDavid Bradley\n7-7352\ndbradley@crs.loc.gov\n\nHealth and Human Services\nKaren Lynch\nJessica Tollestrup\n7-6899\n7-0941\nklynch@crs.loc.gov\njtollestrup@crs.loc.gov \n\nEducation\nCassandria Dortch\n7-0376\ncdortch@crs.loc.gov\n\nSocial Security Administration\nWilliam Morton\n7-9453\nwmorton@crs.loc.gov", "type": "CRS Insight", "typeId": "INSIGHTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/IN10944", "sha1": "a10693532e735ac2a12c23122a7ee4b757027414", "filename": "files/20180927_IN10944_a10693532e735ac2a12c23122a7ee4b757027414.html", "images": {} }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/IN10944", "sha1": "56e85a33afce57d4fcf6fc17ab652365bdf09732", "filename": "files/20180927_IN10944_56e85a33afce57d4fcf6fc17ab652365bdf09732.pdf", "images": {} } ], "topics": [] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 585380, "date": "2018-09-18", "retrieved": "2018-09-20T14:21:47.336151", "title": "Status of FY2019 LHHS Appropriations", "summary": "Congress is considering an FY2019 appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS). The LHHS bill is the largest ($1.0 trillion in FY2018) of the 12 annual appropriations bills, when accounting for both mandatory and discretionary funding. Most recently, on September 13, a conference report (H.Rept. 115-952) was filed on H.R. 6157, containing a full-year appropriations act for LHHS (Division B) and the Department of Defense (Division A), as well as a continuing resolution (through December 7) for the remaining annual appropriations acts. If this bill becomes law by the start of the fiscal year, it would be the first instance since the FY1997 appropriations cycle that full-year LHHS appropriations were enacted on or before October 1. \nScope of the Bill\nThe LHHS bill provides the annually appropriated budget authority for the programs, activities, and administration of the Department of Labor (DOL), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (except for the Food and Drug Administration, the Indian Health Service, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, which are funded in other bills), the Department of Education (ED), and more than a dozen related agencies, including the Social Security Administration (SSA).\nThe LHHS bill is typically the largest single source of nondefense discretionary funding for the federal government; and discretionary appropriations generally account for about 19% of the total budget authority in the bill. Mandatory funding generally represents about 81% of the total budget authority in the LHHS bill, supporting annually appropriated entitlements such as Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income. Discretionary spending programs tend to receive the most attention during the appropriations process because this process controls amounts provided to these programs; the authorizing process generally controls amounts needed for mandatory spending programs.\nFY2019 Congressional Action on LHHS\nThe conference report (H.Rept. 115-952) was filed on September 13 and includes explanatory text addressing the implementation of the agreement and how funds are to be allocated. The report also contains a detailed funding table for LHHS programs and activities.\nPreviously, the House and Senate had agreed to resolve differences with regard to H.R. 6157 via a conference committee. (Conferees on the bill were named in the House on September 4 and in the Senate on September 6.) Although the original House version of the bill had only included appropriations for the Department of Defense, the bill was amended on the Senate floor to also contain LHHS appropriations. The Senate adopted 31 amendments to the LHHS division of the bill in the course of its consideration, and passed the amended version of the bill on August 23, by a vote of 85-7. \nEarlier Committee Action\nThe House and Senate appropriations committees have each reported their respective versions of the FY2019 LHHS bill (H.R. 6470 and S. 3158). H.R. 6470 did not receive floor consideration in the House. The text of S. 3158 was substantially similar to the LHHS division that was incorporated into H.R. 6157 for the purposes of initial Senate floor consideration. \nThe House Appropriations Committee\u2019s LHHS subcommittee approved its draft bill on June 15. The full committee markup was held on July 11, and the bill was ordered to be reported that same day (30-22). The bill was subsequently reported to the House on July 23 (H.R. 6470). The committee report (H.Rept. 115-862) includes a detailed funding table. \nThe Senate Appropriations Committee\u2019s LHHS subcommittee approved its draft bill on June 26. The full committee markup was held on June 28. The committee approved the bill (30-1) and reported the bill that same day (S. 3158). The committee report (S.Rept. 115-289) includes a detailed funding table. \nFunding Levels\nTable 1 compares proposed FY2019 LHHS discretionary appropriations to FY2018 enacted amounts. All the amounts in this table are drawn from Congressional Budget Office estimates and represent current-year budget authority subject to discretionary spending limits. The table displays regular appropriations as well as a funding total that includes the upward adjustments to the spending limits that are allowed under the Budget Control Act (\u201cadjusted appropriations\u201d). (In the case of the LHHS bill, these adjustments may occur for \u201cProgram Integrity\u201d and \u201cEmergency Requirements\u201d funding.) \nRelative to FY2018, discretionary LHHS appropriations (excluding funds provided as an emergency requirement) would be relatively flat under the FY2019 House committee bill (+$5 million). The FY2019 bills considered in the Senate, meanwhile, would increase regular discretionary LHHS appropriations by roughly $2 billion (+1.2%). The conference report would provide an increase of about $1 billion (+0.6%).\nTable 1. FY2018 Enacted and FY2019 Proposed LHHS Discretionary Appropriations \nCurrent-Year Discretionary Budget Authority Subject to Spending Limits\n(in billions of dollars) \n\nFY2018\n Enacted\nFY2019 House Cmte.\n(H.R. 6470)FY2019 Senate Cmte.\n(S. 3158)FY2019 \nSenate-Passed\n(H.R. 6157)FY2019 Conference Report \n(H.Rept. 115-952)\nRegular Appropriations177.100177.105179.289179.289178.076\nAdjustments:\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Integrity1.8961.8971.8971.8971.897\nEmergency Requirements3.9870.0000.0000.0000.000\nAdjusted Appropriations182.983179.002181.186181.186179.973\nSource: Table prepared by CRS based on Congressional Budget Office estimates.\nNotes: Regular appropriations reflect current-year discretionary budget authority subject to spending limits. Adjusted appropriations include discretionary funds for which special rules apply with regard to the spending limits, including certain funds for program integrity activities and (where applicable) provided as emergency requirements. Amounts in this table do not include funds provided under certain authorities in the 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255) that are exempt from discretionary spending limits ($996 million for FY2018 enacted and $711 million for the FY2019 bills).\nAdditional Resources\nFor more information on the status of FY2019 appropriations as a whole, see the CRS Appropriations Status Table. CRS reports addressing key funding questions for the programs and agencies funded by the LHHS appropriations bill are available on the CRS website.\nTable 2. Selected CRS LHHS Appropriations Contacts\nDepartment or Agency\nName\nPhone\nEmail\n\nLabor\nDavid Bradley\n7-7352\ndbradley@crs.loc.gov\n\nHealth and Human Services\nKaren Lynch\nJessica Tollestrup\n7-6899\n7-0941\nklynch@crs.loc.gov\njtollestrup@crs.loc.gov \n\nEducation\nCassandria Dortch\n7-0376\ncdortch@crs.loc.gov\n\nSocial Security Administration\nWilliam Morton\n7-9453\nwmorton@crs.loc.gov", "type": "CRS Insight", "typeId": "INSIGHTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/IN10944", "sha1": "c6acac41799ef6a83b3a9fdc00413c9f6f7f4dd8", "filename": "files/20180918_IN10944_c6acac41799ef6a83b3a9fdc00413c9f6f7f4dd8.html", "images": {} }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/IN10944", "sha1": "cba7d7cb8b2e38cd6a10f15e2ed12c697530a28f", "filename": "files/20180918_IN10944_cba7d7cb8b2e38cd6a10f15e2ed12c697530a28f.pdf", "images": {} } ], "topics": [] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 583436, "date": "2018-07-31", "retrieved": "2018-08-07T13:41:28.381252", "title": "Status of FY2019 LHHS Appropriations", "summary": "Congress has begun consideration of the FY2019 appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS). This is the largest ($1.0 trillion in FY2018) of the 12 annual appropriations bills, when accounting for both mandatory and discretionary funding. The House and Senate appropriations committees have each reported their respective versions of the FY2019 LHHS bill (H.R. 6470 and S. 3158), but neither bill has received floor consideration as of the date of this report.\nScope of the Bill\nThe LHHS bill provides annually appropriated budget authority for the Department of Labor (DOL), the majority of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (except for the Food and Drug Administration, the Indian Health Service, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, which are funded in other bills), the Department of Education, and more than a dozen related agencies, including the Social Security Administration (SSA).\nDiscretionary appropriations account for about 19% of total funds in the LHHS bill, yet this bill is typically the largest single source of nondefense discretionary funding for the federal government. In general, mandatory funding represents about 81% of the total LHHS bill, supporting annually appropriated entitlements such as Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income. Discretionary spending programs tend to receive the most attention during the appropriations process because this process controls amounts provided to these programs; the authorizing process generally controls amounts needed for mandatory spending programs.\nFY2019 Congressional Action on LHHS\nThe House Appropriations Committee\u2019s LHHS subcommittee approved its draft bill on June 15. The full committee markup was held on July 11, and the bill was ordered to be reported that same day (30-22). The bill was subsequently reported to the House on July 23 (H.R. 6470). The committee report H.Rept. 115-862) includes a detailed table summarizing the funding provided in the bill and reserved in report language. \nThe Senate Appropriations Committee\u2019s LHHS subcommittee approved its draft bill on June 26. The full committee markup was held on June 28. The committee approved the bill (30-1) and reported the bill that same day (S. 3158). The committee report (S.Rept. 115-289) includes a detailed table summarizing the funding provided in the bill and reserved in report language. \nTable 1 compares FY2019 LHHS discretionary appropriations proposed by the House and Senate committee bills to FY2018 enacted levels. All the amounts in this table are drawn from Congressional Budget Office estimates and represent current-year budget authority subject to discretionary spending limits. The table displays regular appropriations as well as a funding total that includes the upward adjustments to the spending limits that are allowed under the Budget Control Act (\u201cadjusted appropriations\u201d). (In the case of the LHHS bill, these adjustments may occur for \u201cProgram Integrity\u201d and \u201cEmergency Requirements\u201d funding.) \nRelative to FY2018, discretionary LHHS appropriations (excluding funds provided as an emergency requirement) would be relatively flat under the FY2019 House committee bill (+$5 million). The FY2019 Senate committee bill, meanwhile, would increase regular discretionary LHHS appropriations by roughly $2 billion (+1%).\nTable 1. FY2018 Enacted and FY2019 Proposed LHHS Discretionary Appropriations \nCurrent-Year Discretionary Budget Authority Subject to Spending Limits\n(in billions of dollars) \n\nFY2018\n Enacted\nFY2019 House Cmte.\n(H.R. 6470)FY2019 Senate Cmte.\n(S. 3158)\nRegular Appropriations177.100177.105179.289\nAdjustments:\n\n\n\nProgram Integrity1.8961.8971.897\nEmergency Requirements3.9870.0000.000\nAdjusted Appropriations182.983179.002181.186\nSource: Table prepared by CRS based on Congressional Budget Office estimates (see FY2018 Enacted, FY2019 House Committee, and FY2019 Senate Committee).\nNotes: Regular appropriations reflect current-year discretionary budget authority subject to spending limits. Adjusted appropriations include discretionary funds for which special rules apply with regard to the spending limits, including certain funds for program integrity activities and (where applicable) provided as emergency requirements. Amounts in this table do not include funds provided under certain authorities in the 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255) that are exempt from discretionary spending limits ($996 million for FY2018 enacted and $711 million for the FY2019 committee bills).\nAdditional Resources\nFor more information on the status of FY2019 appropriations as a whole, see the CRS Appropriations Status Table. Reports addressing key funding questions for the programs and agencies funded by the LHHS appropriations bill are available on the CRS website.\nTable 2. 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