House LHHS funding bill puts lives, public health at risk

The FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services funding bill released by the House LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee would devastate the HIV response in communities across America, upending four decades of progress in ending the HIV epidemic. The bill proposes to cut nearly $2 billion from federal HIV programs and would eliminate CDC's HIV prevention program; the Ryan White care, dental and workforce programs; and the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative.