KFF: Senate Appropriations Committee Releases Draft FY 2020 State and Foreign Operations (SFOPs) Appropriations Bill
“The Senate Appropriations Committee released the draft FY 2020 State & Foreign Operations (SFOPs) appropriations bill (and accompanying report) on September 18, 2019. The SFOPs bill includes funding for U.S. global health programs at the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Funding for these programs, through the Global Health Programs (GHP) account, which represents the bulk of global health assistance, totaled $9.1 billion, an increase of $274 million above the FY 2019 enacted level, $2.8 billion above the President’s FY 2020 request, and $186 million below the House FY 2020 level.” This post includes highlights from the bill, as well as a table comparing global health funding in the FY 2020 Senate SFOPs appropriations bill to the FY 2019 enacted funding amounts as outlined in the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019,” the President’s FY 2020 request, and the House FY 2020 SFOPs bill  (9/20).

KFF: Senate Appropriations Committee Releases Draft FY 2020 Health and Human Services (HHS) Appropriations Bill
“The Senate Appropriations Committee released the draft FY 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) appropriations bill (and accompanying report) on September 18, 2019. The LHHS appropriations bill includes funding for U.S. global health programs provided to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).” This post includes highlights from the bill and a table comparing global health funding in the FY 2020 Senate LHHS appropriations bill to the FY 2019 enacted funding amounts as outlined in the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019,” the President’s FY 2020 request, and the House FY 2020 LHHS bill (9/20).