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# Senate Committee Advances FDA Budget Bill
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/senate-committee-advances-fda-budget-bill/
- Published: 2025-07-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T15:16:17.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5159486

The Senate Committee on Appropriations 7/10 voted (27 to 0) to approve and advance to a floor vote the Fiscal Year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

The bill would provide $3.6 billion in discretionary budget authority and $3.4 billion in user fees, which represents a relatively flat spending bill compared to current spending levels. In contrast, the House’s version calls for $3.2 billion, an 11% or $400 million cut, in discretionary budget authority, and $3.6 billion in user fees, an increase of 4% or $137 million compared to the FY 2025 enacted budget.

A Senate appropriations [summary](https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/fy26%5Fagriculture-fda%5Fsenate%5Fbill%5Fsummary.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com) says the bill “provides targeted increases for food safety and inspections, cosmetics, diabetes, and the neurology drug program, and a new pilot grant program to help schools transition to safer and healthier

foods.”