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FEDERALhearing transcript
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2024 Budget Hearing: Labor, Health, and Education Funding

Original title: DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2024

January 1, 2023

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The Frame

What this does

This hearing initiates the budget-setting process for the largest bill, which determines federal funding levels for public health, education, and labor programs that impact millions of Americans.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Members of the House of Representatives

Members have the opportunity to advocate for specific funding allocations that impact their respective districts.

Federal Agencies (Labor, HHS, Education)

These agencies are subject to the funding levels and policy directives established by the appropriations bill developed by this subcommittee.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2023.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

This document is the transcript of a 2023 House subcommittee hearing where members of Congress provided input on funding priorities for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education for the 2024 fiscal year. It serves as the opening session for the process, allowing representatives to highlight specific needs in their districts and across the nation.

Key Facts

  • The subcommittee is responsible for the largest non-defense appropriations bill in the federal budget.
  • The hearing held on March 8, 2023, was designated as 'Members' Day,' allowing any House member to testify on funding priorities.
  • The subcommittee oversees funding for the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Education.
  • The 2024 appropriations process began with this hearing to gather input from representatives regarding district-specific and national challenges.
  • The subcommittee's previous 2023 bill, enacted in December 2022, focused on supporting working families and crisis preparedness.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a 'Members' Day' hearing?
It is a session where members of the House of Representatives who are not on the specific subcommittee are invited to testify and suggest funding priorities for their districts.
What departments does this subcommittee fund?
The subcommittee oversees the budgets for the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Education.

Why It Matters

This hearing initiates the budget-setting process for the largest bill, which determines federal funding levels for public health, education, and labor programs that impact millions of Americans.

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Lobbying Activity

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2026

COMPUTER INDUSTRYDEFENSEGOVERNMENT ISSUESCOPYRIGHT/PATENT/TRADEMARK

IT Modernization and Digital Service delivery issues; Digital Service Delivery IT Acquisition, and Content Authenticity and digital provenance issues; Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI); artificial intelligence; content provenance; privacy; technology in and competition issues; AI innovation and the economy; Content provenance and AI Labelling; IT modernization; Support for H.R. 9112 - CREATOR Act

AARP

$4,110,000

2026

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAIDLAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIME/CRIMINAL JUSTICEPHARMACY

P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift100% confidence

Transition to 2024 Budget Cycle

The hearing marks the formal transition from the 2023 enacted budget to the 2024 appropriations cycle.

Connected Entities

personGreg LandsmanRepresentative who testified during the Members' Day hearingMap →
personRosa L. DeLauroRanking minority member of the full Committee on AppropriationsMap →
personRobert B. AderholtChairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and EducationMap →
organizationHouse Committee on AppropriationsThe committee responsible for drafting federal spending legislationMap →

Sources

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  • Controversy10
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