Full House Appropriations Committee Marks Up Labor, HHS and Education Bill

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Illinois Alcoholism & Drug Dependence Association Full House Committee Marks Up Labor, HHS and Education Bill    Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) Alert Full House Appropriations Committee Marks Up Labor, HHS and Education Bill July 20, 2009   BACKGROUND  The Full House Committee on Appropriations marked up its version of the FY 2010 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Bill on Friday, July 17, 2009. Although a handful of programs that our field advocates for were recommended for small increases, the Committee voted to eliminate the State Grants portion of the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities program and to cut the funding for the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention by nearly $1 million.   NEXT STEPS/URGENT ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN The Senate is scheduled to mark up its version of the Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Bill tomorrow. CADCA will send you specific legislative alerts on the programs listed in the chart below with sample letters and detailed instructions as the appropriations process moves forward It is imperative that when you receive these alerts, you act as soon as possible so that we can have maximum influence on FY 2010 funding levels for the programs that support our field. CADCA will not ask you to respond to the same alert twice, so please take a moment to respond each and every time you receive an alert.      FY 2009 Appropriated  FY 2010 President's Budget Request  FY 2010 Full House Appropriations Committee Mark   Net Change between FY 2009 Appropriated and FY 2010  Full House Appropriations Committee Mark Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act          State Grants portion of the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities program $294.8 million $0 million $0 million -$294.8 million National Programs portion of the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities program  $140.3 million $250.9 million $195 million +54.7 million Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant  $1.779 billion $1.779 billion  $1.779 billion No change Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) $201 million1 $198 million2 $200 million3 -$1 million Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)  $414.3 million $460 million $461.5 million  +$47.2 million  Nat'l Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)  $1.033 billion  $1.045 billion  $1.069 billion +$36.8 million  Nat'l Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)  $450.2 million  $455.1 million  $466.3 million +$16.1 million   Note: All numbers are rounded up to the nearest million  1Includes a total of $7 million for the STOP Act: $5 million for Community Coalition Enhancement Grants; $1 million for an adult oriented media campaign; and $1 million for the Interagency Coordinating Committee to Prevent Underage Drinking  2Includes a total of $7 million for the STOP Act: $5 million for Community Coalition Enhancement Grants; $1 million for an adult oriented media campaign; and $1 million for the Interagency Coordinating Committee to Prevent Underage Drinking  3Includes a total of $7 million for the STOP Act: $5 million for Community Coalition Enhancement Grants; $1 million for an adult oriented media campaign; and $1 million for the Interagency Coordinating Committee to Prevent Underage Drinking Sara Moscato Howe, CEO Illinois Alcoholism & Drug Dependence Association 937 South Second Street Springfield, IL 62704 217.528.7335 extension 11 showe@iadda.org www.iadda.org       Email Marketing by Illinois Alcoholism & Drug Dependence Association | 937 South Second Street | Springfield | IL | 62704