House Releases Markup Schedule for Science Funding Bills

On April 13, the House Appropriations Committee released the markup schedule for the fiscal year (FY) 2027 appropriations bills. The Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Bill (CJS), which provides annual appropriations for the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), and the U.S. Census Bureau, is scheduled to be reviewed by the CJS Subcommittee on April 30 with the full Appropriations Committee markup scheduled for May 13. The Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Bill (LHHS), which funds the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Education, Department of Labor, is scheduled to be reviewed by the LHHS Subcommittee on June 5 and full committee on June 9. The Senate has yet to release their schedule.

As the House and Senate draft their appropriations bills, several budget hearings have been scheduled on Capitol Hill, including several with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (see related article).

Stay tuned for COSSA’s continued coverage of the FY 2027 appropriations process.