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JFAC approves Department of Labor budget adjustments; proposed reporting language on immigration and disability services fails in House
Summary
The committee approved interfund shifts for the Department of Labor’s FY2026 request to align appropriations with expected federal grant changes, but two pieces of requested intent language — a report on illegal immigration’s labor-market impact and a review of disability determination costs — failed to gain House approval.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved a net $161,000 increase for the Department of Labor for FY2026 by shifting $5,000,000 into the Employment Security Special Administration Fund while reducing approximately $4,839,000 in federal funds and 15.58 full-time positions across federal programs.
"This adjustment contains an increase of $1,250,000 ... a net reduction of $725,000 and 15 FTP in the…
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