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Rep. Steve Womack said Tuesday that lining up support from GOP panel members for appropriations markups remains “a work in progress.”

​As House Republicans sit down to write their fiscal 2024 spending bills, some appropriators are pushing to add NASA to the protected list.

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are more interested in biomedical research than ever, but with limited funds for nondefense spending, experts worry the National Institutes of Health could end up in competition with the new agency the Biden administration wants to build to confront the toughest problems.

White House has proposed relatively flat funding for NIH and is seeking $1 billion increase for NIH's newer, flashier cousin, ARPA-H.

WASHINGTON — House Republicans’ new restrictions on earmarks in the Labor-HHS-Education spending bill could further imperil passage of an already difficult bill.

House Republicans’ new restrictions on earmarks in the Labor-HHS-Education spending bill could imperil passage of an already difficult bill.

House Republican appropriators have banned earmarks from the Labor-HHS-Education, Financial Services and Defense bills under new rules.

Leaders of two Appropriations subcommittees said they will not allow earmarks in their fiscal 2024 spending bills.

WASHINGTON — House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger, R-Texas, is planning to run for reelection and is considering whether to seek a waiver to remain the top Republican on the spending panel in the 119th Congress.

House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger is considering seeking a waiver to remain the top Republican on the panel in the next Congress.