With the introduction of the U.S. House’s 2026 health appropriations bill, Alabama’s federal lawmakers and cancer research advocates are continuing their work to shape the future of federal cancer research and prevention funding.

On Monday, the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations released its version of the FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Bill, which funds agencies such as the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control.

The bill received a favorable review from the Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Representative Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., on Tuesday evening. It will now advance to the full appropriations committee.

While the House version of the bill contains a funding

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