First District Priorities Secured in the FY2020 Appropriations Package

Protects and promotes quality, affordable health care of millions by permanently repealing the “Cadillac tax” on employer plans and preventing the President from undermining the ACA (Affordable Care Act).. 
Raises the tobacco age to 21 for all tobacco products including e-cigarettes.
Secures record $41.7 billion for life-saving medical research at the NIH for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Autism, ALS, Multiple Sclerosis, Cystic Fibrosis, cancer and other diseases.
Promotes competition in the prescription drug market by leveling the playing field for generics.

Provides a historic $1.5 billion to address the opioid epidemic.
Extends and increases urgently-needed Medicaid funding for our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico and the territories. 
Includes Congressman Larson’s bill, H.R. 2293, to increase access to complex rehabilitation equipment for manual wheelchairs.  
Restores the floor for the deduction for medical expenses to 7.5%,
Extends funding for Community Health Centers, Graduate Medical Education programs, and other vital health services programs.

H.R. 1865 protects Americans in their homes, communities and at the ballot box:

Makes America safer, securing $25 million for gun violence research at the CDC and NIH, which is being funded for the first time in more than 20 years.Provides $425 million for election security grants to protect our elections from foreign attack, which Republicans refused to fund last year.
Includes full funding for the 2020 Decennial Census to ensure that all Americans are counted and have a voice in our democracy.

Includes Congressman Larson’s bill ensuring that the benefits that Volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel receive from their community are not taxed.

H.R. 1865 invests in American’s economic security:

Extends the National Flood Insurance Program.
Reauthorizes the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program.  
Grants a 3.1 percent pay raise for federal civilian employees.
Includes the SECURE Act improving access to private retirement plans.
Grants $100 million more for Social Security Administration staffing and technology to improve customer service.

Increases funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) by $50,000,000.

H.R. 1865 secures education and housing:

Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to conduct a [Link to Release] research on the effects of mineral pyrrhotite on concreate aggregate in order to better understand the issue of crumbling foundations.

Provides record funding levels for early childhood education through Head Start and Child Care and Development Block Grants (CCDBG).
Supports public education by increasing funding for Title I schools and IDEA grants.
Supports affordable housing development by increasing funding for Community Development Block Grants and HOME Investment Partnerships by $100 million each.

 H.R. 1865 protects the environment and promotes clean energy:

Increases funding for the office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) by over $400 million.
Supports Connecticut’s clean energy industries, including by extending fuel cell vehicle tax incentives and by increasing EERE funding for fuel cell research by $30 million.
Extends tax credits that support home and commercial building energy efficiency upgrades.
Includes the highest funding level for the Land and Water Conservation Fund in 15 years.

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