Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020

Jun. 19, 2019 | H.R. 2740

The FY 2020 appropriations bill for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor HHS) provides a long awaited boost to labor programs that have been level-funded for years. The bill recognizes the importance in investing in workers, worker protections, health and education, and rejects many of the proposed cuts called for in the administration’s budget proposal.

Specifically, the bill provides a total of $13 billion in funding for the Department of Labor, includes an increase of $8.5 billion for the Department of Health and Human Services and a $4.4 billion increase for the Department of Education. It contains a $67 million increase in funding for the National Labor Relations Board, and provides an advance appropriation of $495 million for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). This increase in funding recognizes that the CPB, along with the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, bolsters the economy and ensures that all Americans have access to artistic and education content. The appropriations bill passed the House on June 19, 2019.

 

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Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 226
NAYs: 203

Legislator Sort descending State District Party Vote
Rep. Juan Vargas
CA
52 Democrat Yes
Rep. Marc Veasey
TX
33 Democrat Yes
Rep. Filemon Vela
TX
34 Democrat Yes
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez
NY
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Peter J. Visclosky
IN
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ann Wagner
MO
2 Republican No
Rep. Tim Walberg
MI
5 Republican No
Rep. Greg Walden
OR
2 Republican No
Rep. Mark Walker
NC
6 Republican No
Rep. Jackie Walorski
IN
2 Republican No
Rep. Michael Waltz
FL
6 Republican No
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
FL
25 Democrat Yes
Rep. Maxine Waters
CA
43 Democrat Yes
Rep. Steven Watkins
KS
2 Republican No
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
NJ
12 Democrat Yes
Rep. Randy Weber
TX
14 Republican No
Rep. Daniel Webster
FL
11 Republican No
Sen. Peter Welch
VT
Democrat Yes
Rep. Brad Wenstrup
OH
2 Republican No
Rep. Bruce Westerman
AR
4 Republican No