Last progress July 31, 2025 (4 months ago)
Introduced on July 31, 2025 by Shelley Moore Capito
Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Capito. With written report No. 119-55.
This bill funds the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, plus related agencies, for fiscal year 2026. It pays for job training, public health, medical research, student aid, and more . It also sets rules on how the money can be used. For example, it limits federal funds for abortion, with exceptions for rape, incest, or to save the mother’s life, and bars funding for health plans that include abortion coverage, while allowing states to use their own funds separately . It bans funding for research that creates or destroys human embryos . The bill caps NIH grant-funded salaries at a top federal rate , and requires agencies to be transparent about moving money between programs and major grant awards . It also requires clear notices when taxpayer dollars pay for government outreach or ads .
Some targeted rules affect daily operations. Seafood businesses using H‑2B seasonal workers get a longer 120‑day window to bring workers in, but after 90 days must re-check the local job market and offer jobs to qualified U.S. workers first . Shelters for unaccompanied children must meet staffing ratios and face regular monitoring and reporting to Congress . Federal funds generally can’t buy needles for illegal drug use, except in health emergencies when allowed by local and federal health officials . The Social Security Administration is blocked from processing certain fraud‑based earnings credits and from using funds for a U.S.–Mexico totalization agreement to pay benefits that otherwise wouldn’t be due .