FY 2022 Omnibus: Summary of Education and Labor Provisions

On Thursday, March 10, the Senate voted 68-31 to pass the $1.5 trillion FY 2022 omnibus spending bill after months of negotiations. The package, which was passed by the House with strong bipartisan support on Wednesday night, also includes $13.6 billion in supplemental appropriations to address the crisis in Ukraine. President Joe Biden now has until Tuesday, March 15, to sign the bill.

This client alert summarizes the early and higher education and workforce provisions in the omnibus bill. Overall, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies received $213.6 billion in funding, an increase of $15.3 billion, or 7.7%, above FY 2021. This includes $13.2 billion in discretionary appropriations for the Department of Labor, $108.3 billion for the Department of Health and Human Services and $76.4 billion for the Department of Education.

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This document is intended to provide you with general information regarding the education and labor provisions in the federal FY 2022 omnibus spending bill. The contents of this document are not intended to provide specific legal advice. If you have any questions about the contents of this document or if you need legal advice as to an issue, please contact the attorneys listed or your regular Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP attorney. This communication may be considered advertising in some jurisdictions. The information in this article is accurate as of the publication date. Because the law in this area is changing rapidly, and insights are not automatically updated, continued accuracy cannot be guaranteed.