HR 3010 - Labor, HHS and Education FY 2006 Appropriations Bill - National Key Vote

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NOTE: THIS VOTE PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, MEANING NO MEMBER OBJECTED TO THE PASSAGE OF THE VOTE. THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY INDICATE THAT ALL MEMBERS FAVORED THE VOTE'S OUTCOME.

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Title: Labor, HHS and Education FY 2006 Appropriations Bill

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report that authorizes appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies.

Highlights:

  • Appropriates $219.74 billion for Medicaid grants to states.
  • Appropriates $177.74 billion for Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds.
  • Appropriates $28.62 billion for the National Institutes of Health.
  • Appropriates $6.56 billion for health resources and services.
  • Appropriates $5.88 billion for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
  • Appropriates $3.32 billion for Child Support Enforcement and Family Support Programs.
  • Appropriates $120 million in funding and grants for national abstinence education campaign.
  • Appropriates $59.24 billion for Education, including $15.08 billion for Student Financial Assistance, $14.63 billion for Education for the Disadvantaged, $11.77 billion for Special Education during academic years 2006 and 2007, and $5.31 billion for school improvement programs.
  • Appropriates $42.59 billion for related agencies, including $40.48 billion for the "Supplemental Security Income" (SSI) program, and $400 million for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in 2008.
  • Appropriates $13.17 billion for the Department of Labor, including $3.29 billion for state unemployment insurance and employment service operations, and $477.2 million for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
  • Raises the maximum Pell Grant per student to $4,050 for 2006-2007.
  • Prohibits funds to prevent public schools from implementing voluntary prayer and meditation programs (Sec. 303).
  • Prohibits funding for research purposes related to the creation or destruction of human embryos (Sec. 509).

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Title: Labor, HHS and Education FY 2006 Appropriations Bill

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report that authorizes appropriations for the Departments Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies.

Highlights:

  • Appropriates $219.74 billion for Medicaid grants to states.
  • Appropriates $177.74 billion for Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds.
  • Appropriates $28.62 billion for the National Institutes of Health.
  • Appropriates $6.56 billion for health resources and services.
  • Appropriates $5.88 billion for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
  • Appropriates $3.32 billion for Child Support Enforcement and Family Support Programs.
  • Appropriates $120 million in funding and grants for national abstinence education campaign.
  • Appropriates $59.24 billion for Education, including $15.08 billion for Student Financial Assistance, $14.63 billion for Education for the Disadvantaged, $11.77 billion for Special Education during academic years 2006 and 2007, and $5.31 billion for school improvement programs.
  • Appropriates $42.59 billion for related agencies, including $40.48 billion for the "Supplemental Security Income" (SSI) program, and $400 million for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in 2008.
  • Appropriates $13.17 billion for the Department of Labor, including $3.29 billion for state unemployment insurance and employment service operations, and $477.2 million for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
  • Raises the maximum Pell Grant per student to $4,050 for 2006-2007.
  • Prohibits funds to prevent public schools from implementing voluntary prayer and meditation programs (Sec. 303).
  • Prohibits funding for research purposes related to the creation or destruction of human embryos (Sec. 509).

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Title: Labor, HHS and Education FY 2006 Appropriations Bill

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $604.4 billion for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies for FY 2006.

Highlights:

  • Appropriates $219.74 billion for Medicaid grants to states.
  • Appropriates $177.82 billion for Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds.
  • Appropriates $8.16 billion for the development and distribution of an influenza vaccine.
  • Appropriates $7.33 billion for health resources and services.
  • Appropriates $5.99 billion for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
  • Appropriates $3.22 billion for Child Support Enforcement and Family Support Programs.
  • Appropriates $10 million for national abstinence education campaign.
  • Appropriates $63.7 billion for Education, including $15.1 billion for Student Financial Assistance, $14.52 billion for Education for the 'Disadvantaged', $11.77 billion for Special Education during academic years 2006 and 2007, and $5.46 billion for school improvement programs.
  • Appropriates $40.62 billion for the supplemental security income (SSI) program.
  • Appropriates $400 million for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in 2007.
  • Appropriates $14 billion for the Department of Labor, including $3.2 billion for state unemployment insurance and employment service operations, and $477.49 million for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.

Title: Labor, HHS and Education FY 2006 Appropriations Bill

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