The House Appropriations Committee voted unanimously on June 9, 2026, to amend the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-H) bill to prohibit the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from using any funds to implement the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) model or another model that seeks to use prior authorization practices in the traditional Medicare program. More here.

Acting Department of Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling, testifying before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on May 19, 2026, defended the administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget proposal, which would significantly reshape federal workforce investments, as it aimed to do in the FY 2026 cycle as well. More here.

The House Appropriations Subcommittee advanced on May 21, 2026, its proposed funding levels for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for fiscal year 2027, which starts in October. Overall, the bill proposes a nearly 8% cut to HUD’s budget, including harmful reductions for public housing and community development programs, but fully funds rental assistance programs like project-based Section 8 and Section 202, HUD’s flagship senior housing program. Learn more here. 

President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) budget request for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), released on April 3, 2026, outlines a range of policy proposals that show the administration’s priorities while raising concerns for affordable housing providers and residents. Read our analysis.

LeadingAge is encouraging members to reach out to Senate offices to ask them to join a letter, circulated by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), to the Senate Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) appropriations leaders. The letter requests strong funding for key HUD programs, like Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly, and Section 811, Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities. Learn more.

President Trump’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) appropriations released on April 3, 2026, signals continued efforts to change many programs impacting LeadingAge members. Learn more about the proposed changes to two key agencies, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Read the full story.

President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) budget request includes proposed changes in federal spending in the Department of Labor (DOL) and Department of Education (DOE) programs. Building on LeadingAge’s initial April 3 review of the request, we dive deeper into proposals affecting the DOL and DOE, and implications for employers and the caregiving workforce. Read more.

Shifts in federal spending are part of President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) budget request released April 3, 2026. LeadingAge highlights key proposed cuts and funding changes across multiple agencies. Learn more.

LeadingAge outlined Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) appropriations priorities to address the growing crisis of housing unaffordability among older adults with low incomes in a letter sent to House and Senate appropriators on March 18, 2026. Read more about the priorities sent forward.