Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Legislative Progress
ReportedMr. Aderholt, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following …
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill appropriates funds for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education for FY2026. It includes extensive policy riders that restrict DEI programs, prohibit gender-affirming care funding, repeal COVID-19 vaccine mandates, and protect religious organizations opposed to same-sex marriage from federal discrimination.
Who Benefits and How
- Religious organizations opposing same-sex marriage gain federal protection from loss of tax status, grants, contracts, and accreditation
- Healthcare workers and facilities are freed from COVID-19 vaccine mandate enforcement
- Medical trainees with moral objections to abortion are protected from discrimination
- Job Corps centers and at-risk youth are protected from program closures
- Social Security beneficiaries retain access to phone services and field offices
Who Bears the Burden and How
- DEI training providers and programs lose federal funding eligibility
- Transgender individuals face barriers to federally-funded gender-affirming care and athletics participation
- LGBTQI+ children in foster care lose designated placement protections
- Abortion providers and individuals seeking services face continued federal funding restrictions
- Children's Health Insurance Program faces $12.8 billion rescission from contingency fund
Key Provisions
- Rescinds $12.8 billion from CHIP contingency fund and $183 million from American Rescue Plan
- Prohibits funding for gender-affirming medical interventions
- Bars enforcement of COVID vaccine mandates for healthcare workers
- Requires universities to adopt antisemitism policies to receive federal funds
- Prohibits contracts with Chinese military-linked companies
- Bans funding for programs teaching concepts of systemic racism or Critical Race Theory
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Appropriates funds for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education for FY2026, with numerous policy riders restricting DEI programs, climate initiatives, COVID mandates, and protecting religious beliefs about marriage.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Use appropriations riders to advance conservative policy priorities on DEI, climate, abortion, and religious liberty while funding core departmental operations"
Likely Beneficiaries
- Religious organizations opposing same-sex marriage
- H-2B seafood employers
- Agricultural employers (H-2A)
- Disaster insurance claims adjusters
- Job Corps centers
- Entities opposing vaccine mandates
Likely Burden Bearers
- DEI programs and offices
- Climate-related initiatives
- LGBTQ organizations
- Chinese research institutions
- Title X family planning providers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Labor
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Education
Note: 'The Secretary' refers to Secretary of Labor in Title I, Secretary of HHS in Title II, and Secretary of Education in Title III
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The package of services covered by a managed care provider or organization pursuant to a contract or other arrangement
Any organism not protected as human subject under 45 CFR 46 derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from human gametes or diploid cells
Federal government action to alter tax treatment, deny grants, contracts, benefits, or accreditation based on religious beliefs about marriage
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