This week, both the House and Senate appointed Members of Congress from their respective chambers to serve on a conference committee that will negotiate a final Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education funding bill. As we have reported, the Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill that was passed by the Senate proposes to maintain the current funding level for the Perkins Basic State Grant. It significantly differs from the FY 2019 funding measure in the House, which would increase the Perkins Basic State Grant by $102 million above the current level—bringing the total to nearly $1.3 billion. It will fall to the members of this conference committee to reconcile the differences between the two versions and decide whether or not to include the increase in Perkins funding in the final bill. It is an important time to let your senators and representative know that you want to see this much needed boost in Perkins funding—especially if your Member(s) of Congress serve on the conference committee (listed below). Please take a few minutes to help with this effort!
TAKE ACTION
- Contact your Members of Congress using the CTE Action Center or by phone through the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121.
- Let them know that a conference committee will soon consider the FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill.
- Ask them to support a $102 million increase for the Perkins Basic State Grant program in the Labor-HHS-Education funding bill, as proposed by the House!
FY 2019 Labor-HHS-Education Funding Bill Conference Committee Members |
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House |
Senate |
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) |
Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) |
Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) |
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) |
Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) |
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) |
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) |
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KA) |
Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) |
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) |
Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL) |
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) |
Rep. Harold Rogers (R-KY) |
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) |
Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL) |
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Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) |
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Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-IN) |
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Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) |
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Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) |
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Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) |
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