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JFAC okays Department of Labor FY2026 budget changes; two requested reports fail to gain House support
Summary
The committee voted to adjust the Department of Labor's FY2026 budget with a small net increase and fund shifts, but two non-appropriations language requests — a report on illegal immigration's labor-market impact and a review of state versus federal disability determinations — failed to secure House majority in committee.
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning. For the record, my name is Brooke Dupree and I'm a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office," Brooke Dupree said as she presented the Department of Labor request. JFAC voted to adjust the department's FY2026 appropriations with a net increase of $161,000 and changes in fund sources and full-time positions.
Senator Cook moved the budget motion and described the package as a $5,000,000 increase from the Employment Security Special Administration Fund offset by a $4,839,000 reduction in federal grant funds and a 15.58 full-time-position reduction from federal grants, for a total net increase of $161,000. After…
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