Appropriations
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Agriculture appropriations bill providing funding for FDA and the WIC nutrition program (HR 4461) will likely be paired with the transportation spending bill (HR 4475) to expedite passage, but a final decision is still up in the air, according to the House Appropriations Committee. Separately, the House passed a continuing resolution Sept. 26 to keep the government operating until Oct. 6 pending completion of 11 FY 2001 spending measures, including the Labor/HHS bill, which contains funding for the National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine and the Office of Dietary Supplements. The Senate version allocates $20.5 bil. to NIH, while the House set funding at $18.8 bil. (1"The Tan Sheet" May 15, In Brief)