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      "title": "Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2017 Appropriations",
      "summary": "This report provides an overview of actions taken by Congress and the President to provide FY2017 appropriations for accounts funded by the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations bill. This bill provides funding for all accounts funded through the annual appropriations process at the Departments of Labor (DOL) and Education (ED). It provides annual appropriations for most agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), with certain exceptions (e.g., the Food and Drug Administration is funded via the Agriculture bill). The LHHS bill also provides funds for more than a dozen related agencies, including the Social Security Administration (SSA).\nReaders should be aware that the FY2017 appropriations cycle occurred during a presidential transition from the Administration of Barack H. Obama to the Administration of Donald J. Trump. This transition occurred in late January 2017, well after President Obama submitted his FY2017 budget request but before the FY2017 annual appropriations process concluded with President Trump signing into law an omnibus appropriations act. \nFY2017 Omnibus: On May 5, 2017, President Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 115-31), which provided LHHS appropriations in Division H. FY2017 LHHS discretionary appropriations totaled $173.3 billion (including amounts provided by the omnibus and certain full-year appropriations provided by the second FY2017 continuing resolution). This amount is 1.8% more than FY2016 levels and 0.5% more than the FY2017 budget request from the Obama Administration. The omnibus also provided $760.6 billion in mandatory funding, for a combined FY2017 LHHS total of $934.0 billion. The distribution of discretionary funding is as follows:\nDOL: $12.1 billion, 0.7% less than FY2016.\nHHS: $78.1 billion, 3.6% more than FY2016.\nED: $68.2 billion, 0.3% more than FY2016.\nRelated Agencies: $14.9 billion, 1.8% more than FY2016.\nFY2017 Continuing Resolutions: The FY2017 omnibus followed three continuing resolutions (CRs), which had provided temporary LHHS funding earlier in the fiscal year (P.L. 115-30, P.L. 114-254, and P.L. 114-223). With limited exceptions, the second and third FY2017 CRs generally funded discretionary LHHS programs at FY2016 levels, minus a reduction of 0.1901%. The first FY2017 CR temporarily funded discretionary LHHS programs at FY2016 levels, minus a reduction of 0.496%.\nFY2017 House LHHS Action: The House Appropriations Committee\u2019s version of the FY2017 LHHS appropriations bill was ordered reported by the full committee on July 14, 2016, by a vote of 31-19, and reported to the House on July 22, 2016 (H.R. 5926). This bill would have provided $170.2 billion in discretionary LHHS funds, the same amount as FY2016. This amount would have been 1.3% less than the FY2017 President\u2019s request. In addition, the House committee bill would have provided an estimated $760.6 billion in mandatory funding, for a combined total of $930.9 billion for LHHS as a whole. The distribution of discretionary funding would have been as follows:\nDOL: $11.8 billion, 2.8% less than FY2016.\nHHS: $77.2 billion, 2.3% more than FY2016.\nED: $67.0 billion, 1.6% less than FY2016.\nRelated Agencies: $14.2 billion, 2.5% less than FY2016.\nFY2017 Senate LHHS Action: The Senate Appropriations Committee reported its version of the FY2017 LHHS appropriations bill on June 9, 2016 (S. 3040) by a vote of 29-1. This bill would have provided $171.6 billion in discretionary LHHS funds. This would have been 0.8% more than FY2016, and 0.5% less than the FY2017 President\u2019s request. In addition, the Senate committee bill would have provided an estimated $760.6 billion in mandatory funding, for a combined total of $932.2 billion for LHHS as a whole. The distribution of discretionary funding would have been as follows:\nDOL: $12.0 billion, 1.1% less than FY2016.\nHHS: $76.8 billion, 1.9% more than FY2016.\nED: $67.8 billion, 0.3% less than FY2016.\nRelated Agencies: $14.9 billion, 1.8% more than FY2016.\nFY2017 President\u2019s Budget Request: On February 9, 2016, the Obama Administration released the FY2017 President\u2019s budget. The President requested $172.5 billion in discretionary funding for accounts funded by the LHHS bill, which would have been an increase of 1.3% from FY2016 levels. In addition, the President requested $760.6 billion in annually appropriated mandatory funding, for a total of $933.1 billion for the LHHS bill as a whole. The distribution of discretionary funding would have been as follows:\nDOL: $12.8 billion, 5.2% more than FY2016.\nHHS: $74.7 billion, 0.9% less than FY2016.\nED: $69.4 billion, 2.0% more than FY2016.\nRelated Agencies: $15.6 billion, 6.4% more than FY2016.",
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      "summary": "This report provides an overview of actions taken by Congress and the President to provide FY2017 appropriations for accounts funded by the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations bill. This bill provides funding for all accounts funded through the annual appropriations process at the Departments of Labor (DOL) and Education (ED). It provides annual appropriations for most agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), with certain exceptions (e.g., the Food and Drug Administration is funded via the Agriculture bill). The LHHS bill also provides funds for more than a dozen related agencies, including the Social Security Administration (SSA).\nAs of the date of this report, FY2017 annual appropriations for LHHS have not been enacted into law. The House and Senate appropriations committees have reported their respective versions of the LHHS bill to their parent chambers, but neither of these bills has received floor consideration. \nFY2017 Continuing Resolutions: Temporary FY2017 funding for LHHS has been provided by two continuing resolutions (CRs):\nThe most recent FY2017 CR was enacted on December 10, 2016 (Division A, H.R. 2028; P.L. 114-254). With limited exceptions, this FY2017 CR generally funds discretionary LHHS programs through April 28, 2017, at FY2016 levels minus a reduction of about one-fifth of one percent (-0.1901%).\nPreviously, funding had been provided under the first FY2017 CR, which was enacted on September 29, 2016 (H.R. 5325, Division C; P.L. 114-223). With limited exceptions, this first FY2017 CR generally funded discretionary LHHS programs through December 9, 2016, at FY2016 levels minus a reduction of about one-half of one percent (-0.496%).\nFY2017 House LHHS Action: The House Appropriations Committee\u2019s version of the FY2017 LHHS appropriations bill was ordered reported by the full committee on July 14, 2016, by a vote of 31-19, and reported to the House on July 22, 2016 (H.R. 5926). This bill would provide $170.2 billion in discretionary LHHS funds, the same amount as FY2016. This amount is 1.3% less than the FY2017 President\u2019s request. In addition, the House committee bill would provide an estimated $760.6 billion in mandatory funding, for a combined total of $930.9 billion for LHHS as a whole. The distribution of discretionary funding is as follows:\nDOL: $11.8 billion, 2.8% less than FY2016.\nHHS: $77.2 billion, 2.3% more than FY2016.\nED: $67.0 billion, 1.6% less than FY2016.\nRelated Agencies: $14.2 billion, 2.5% less than FY2016.\nFY2017 Senate LHHS Action: The Senate Appropriations Committee reported its version of the FY2017 LHHS appropriations bill on June 9, 2016 (S. 3040) by a vote of 29-1. This bill would provide $171.6 billion in discretionary LHHS funds. This is 0.8% more than FY2016, and 0.5% less than the FY2017 President\u2019s request. In addition, the Senate committee bill would provide an estimated $760.6 billion in mandatory funding, for a combined total of $932.2 billion for LHHS as a whole. The distribution of discretionary funding is as follows:\nDOL: $12.0 billion, 1.1% less than FY2016.\nHHS: $76.8 billion, 1.9% more than FY2016.\nED: $67.8 billion, 0.3% less than FY2016.\nRelated Agencies: $14.9 billion, 1.8% more than FY2016.\nFY2017 President\u2019s Budget Request: On February 9, 2016, the Obama Administration released the FY2017 President\u2019s budget. The President requested $172.5 billion in discretionary funding for accounts funded by the LHHS bill, which is an increase of 1.3% from FY2016 levels. In addition, the President requested $760.6 billion in annually appropriated mandatory funding, for a total of $933.1 billion for the LHHS bill as a whole. The distribution of discretionary funding is as follows:\nDOL: $12.8 billion, 5.2% more than FY2016.\nHHS: $74.7 billion, 0.9% less than FY2016.\nED: $69.4 billion, 2.0% more than FY2016.\nRelated Agencies: $15.6 billion, 6.4% more than FY2016.",
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