US FDA May See Second Straight Year of Non-User Fee Funding Cuts From Congress

The House Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, and FDA Subcommittee advanced the FDA’s fiscal year 2025 funding bill, beginning a likely long and difficult budget cycle. 

The FDA could see budget authority dollars reduced for a second straight year. • Source: Shutterstock

[Editor's note: A version of this article appeared previously in our sister publication, Pink Sheet.]

The US Food and Drug Administration may be headed for a second straight year of cuts to its non-user fee funding, a move that could hamper its ability to handle increasing salary obligations, complete a major

Key Takeaways
  • The House subcommittee bill would cut the FDA's non-user fee funding for the second consecutive year.

  • Advocates caution that the appropriations process is just beginning, but argued the agency deserves an increase rather than a cut

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