7 July 2020 - On Monday, the US House Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a markup session for fiscal year 2021 appropriations.

Of the total budget of $23.98 billion – a 2.3% increase from the prior fiscal year -- the bill allocates $3.212 billion for the FDA. 

This amount is an increase of $40.8 million over the prior fiscal year’s approximate $3.2 billion budget. FDA funding will total $5.99 billion when user fee revenue is included.

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