118th Congress: Profile of the House Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Subcommittee

As its name suggests, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) is responsible for crafting funding legislation for the Departments of Education (ED), Health and Human Services (HHS), including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Labor (DOL), as well as other independent agencies like the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the National Council on Disability. The LHHS Subcommittee is one of the most sought-after appointments in the House.

In recent weeks, Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX), Chair of the full House Appropriations Committee, announced Republican subcommittee appointments. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL) will chair the LHHS Subcommittee, making the move from him previous role as top Republican on the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Subcommittee, which is responsible for funding the National Science Foundation. The Republican subcommittee roster includes one freshman member, Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ).

For the minority, Appropriations full committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) announced that she will also hold on to the top Democrat seat on the LHHS Subcommittee, as she did when she chaired the committee under Democratic control in the last Congress. Other minority members of the Subcommittee were named on January 31.

The Subcommittee is expected to begin holding hearings shortly featuring federal agency heads and discussing their funding priorities for fiscal year (FY) 2024. Follow COSSA’s coverage for all the latest developments.