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# Senate Appropriators Approve $49 Million Boost in FDA 2017 Budget
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/senate-appropriators-approve-49-million-boost-in-fda-2017-budget/
- Published: 2016-05-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T21:03:36.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5135709

A Senate Appropriations subcommitteehas approved a 2017 funding bill that would provide FDA $2.8 billion in discretionary spending, a $39 million (1%) increase over fiscal year 2016 spending levels. Including revenue from user fees, total 2017 funding is $4.78 billion, which is $103 million above FY2016\. Within this total, a $40.2 million increase is provided for food safety activities, $15 million above the president’s request, and an $11.9 million increase is included for medical product safety activities. The measure is in line with a House spending bill that passed a subcommittee vote [last month](https://www.fdaweb.com/house-fda-2017-spending-bill-passes-subcommittee/).