On September 3, the House Appropriations Committee released its Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) appropriations bill. The bill provides $108.6 billion for HHS, a decrease of $6.8 billion or 6% below the FY25 level. It does not follow the Trump Administration’s proposed restructuring of HHS agencies and programs. The CDC program level total is $7.4 billion, a cut of $1.7 billion below the FY25 enacted level. The National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases is funded at $931 million, which includes about $700 million in transfers from the PPH Fund, an increase of $12 million from the FY25 appropriation.

 

The 317 Immunization Program received $699.933 million, an increase of $18 million from FY24 enacted.

 

The House Appropriations Committee released its FY25 Labor-HHS report on September 8. The report includes the following language relevant to the 317 Program:

 

• Acute Flaccid Myelitis.—The Committee continues to support the work of CDC to promote awareness of Acute Flaccid Myelitis among front-line clinicians and has integrated this funding into the Immunization and Other Respiratory Diseases funding line.

 

• Avian Influenza.—The Committee recognizes the potential risk of avian influenza in egg laying hens and cattle migrating to humans. The Committee encourages the CDC to collaborate with USDA to support outreach and education among at-risk agricultural communities through existing funding mechanisms.

 

• Immunization During Pregnancy.—To increase access to recommended immunizations, the Committee encourages CDC to increase its efforts to educate health care providers about the importance of immunization during pregnancy, which can provide protection for children from 0–6 months from diseases such as flu, pertussis (whooping cough), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), when the children are at their most vulnerable. The Committee also encourages CDC to work with Federal partners to improve awareness and coordination among Federal partners to increase immunization during pregnancy.

 

• Vaccines for Children.—The Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program provides safe, effective, and life-saving immunizations for millions of children each year, including the hepatitis B immunization and Nirsevimab, a monoclonal antibody that helps prevent RSV in infants and young children. The Committee continues to support the CDC’s administration of the VFC in an effort to prevent disease, disability, and death in the U.S.

 

Other funding related to immunization capacity and infrastructure includes:

• Level funding at just over $231 million for CDC’s Influenza Planning and Response program.

• An increase of $10 million, for a total of $185 million for the Public Health Data Modernization Initiative.

• Elimination of the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant program at $160 million.

 

The FY26 House Labor-HHS bill text can be found here, and the draft bill report can be found here.