On February 3, Congress passed H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, which includes the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Labor, Health and Human Services, and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations bill. The legislation was passed following a brief partial government shutdown, including at the Department of Health and Human Services, stemming from disagreements over Department of Homeland Security funding.
As noted previously, select provisions in the bill include:
- $818.7 million for the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant;
- Restored funding for Healthy Start with an increase to $145.25 million;
- $113.5 million for CDC’s Safe Motherhood Infant Health portfolio;
- $23 million for CDC’s Surveillance to Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies (SET-NET); and
- The Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act.
The legislative package now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk for signature. Once signed into law, HHS funding will be appropriated through September 30, 2026.
As Congress now turns its attention to FY27 funding bills, the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) continues to press for robust funding increases to MCH programs, including $1 billion for the Title V MCH Block Grant.
To stay up-to-date on and get involved in AMCHP’s appropriations efforts:
- Check back on our Government Affairs webpage for our updates on our FY27 appropriations work;
- Register for the AMCHP Policy & Partnership Town Hall Series, which occurs on the second Thursday of every month at 2 PM ET; and
- Sign up for AMCHP’s Policy Alerts and Digest, and share the subscribe link with your peers.
As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Government Affairs Team with questions: Sherie Lou Santos (ssantos@amchp.org), Gabrielle Galusha (ggalusha@amchp.org), and Kylie Foster (kfoster@amchp.org).
