Chemical Safety Board

For the Chemical Safety Board, we started with a White House number of “0,” then the House restored $8 million and the Senate $14 million, which is level-funding. In the House-Senate conference in December, the Senate mark prevailed, and the conference report passed the House 397-28 and passed the Senate 82-15.

We have some work to do, particularly because of the expiring continuing resolution on January 30, 2026. We are making progress, and the voices of thousands from across the country matter so much in what we can do in Congress.

OSHA – NIOSH Funding

House

  • The House bill is H.R. 5304 (“Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026”).

  • It has been reported to the House (i.e., approved by committee and filed with a written report) as of September 11, 2025.

Senate

  • The Senate bill is S. 2587.

  • It was reported to the Senate as of July 31, 2025.

  • The Senate Appropriations Committee has published the LHHS Senate report materials for FY2026.

FY 2026 vs FY 2025 — side-by-side comparison

Core toplines (most cited figures used in Congressional discussion)

AgencyFY 2025 Enacted (baseline)FY 2026 Senate Committee PositionFY 2026 House Position (most cited)FY 2026 Enacted?
OSHA$632.309M$632.309M (level funding)~$582.4M (cut)No (CR until 1/30/26)
NIOSH$362.8M$363.8M (+$1M)House proposals discussed cuts (details vary)No (CR until 1/30/26)

Congress has not advanced a Labor-HHS Appropriations bill as of this writing. As the continuing resolution [CR] expires on January 30th, time is of the essence to get that legislation passed within the next week in order that OSHA and NIOSH are properly funded for 2026. Without further appropriations, the federal government faces a partial government shutdown on January 30 as the continuing resolution (CR) funding nine of the 12 annual appropriations bills for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 expires.