President Trump Signs FY26 Spending Bill with Osteopathic Priorities
Published February 09, 2026
By AACOM Government Relations
Federal Policy GME Funding OME Advocate
- On February 3, 2026, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, H.R. 7148, hours after the House passed it by a vote of 217-214, ending a four-day partial government shutdown.
- AACOM successes include report language in the Senate and House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHSE) bill urging increased osteopathic research funding at the NIH, encouraging more community-based clinical rotations and expanding use of osteopathic manipulative medicine for pain.
- AACOM also advocated for LHHSE funding for additional programs of importance to the osteopathic community, including:
- A four-year extension for Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education with $225-$300 million per fiscal year (FY), an increase from $175 million per year and three more years of certainty
- $47.2 billion for the NIH, $400 million above FY25 enacted
- $3.7 billion for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) (Program Management), level funding
- $1.4 billion for health workforce training at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), $21 million below FY25 enacted, including $508 million for Title VII health professions training, $12 million below FY25 enacted
- $130 million for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and loan repayment, with a 15 percent set-aside for clinicians serving at Indian Health Service and tribal facilities
- To learn more, please review AACOM’s analysis of the LHHSE bill.