Review - HR 8295 Introduced – FY 2023 LHHS Spending

Last week Rep DeLauro (D,CT) introduced HR 8295, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023. The House Appropriations Committee also published their Report on the bill. There is only a single reference to cybersecurity in the bill, again, internal agency spending, and multiple descriptions of cybersecurity training efforts mentioned in the Report as well as healthcare cybersecurity support.

Moving Forward

This bill is not included in the minibus being worked by the House Rules Committee for probable floor action next week. This is almost certainly because of the abortion support provisions included in the bill. I am not sure that this bill will make it to the floor of the House before the summer recess for just that reason. The Democratic leadership knows that there will be multiple attempts to remove those provisions in floor amendments (which will likely fail on nearly party lines) and lacking removal every effort will be made to drag out the proceedings as long as possible. This will slow down other legislative work. If it does come to a final vote, it may pass on nearly party lines, but it will never be taken up in the Senate because of the abortion support provisions.

 

For more details on the cybersecurity training and healthcare cybersecurity support provisions, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/hr-8295-introduced - subscription required.