Appropriations

We the undersigned 23 organizations urge you to protect and, if possible, increase funding for domestic viral hepatitis programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  At a time when we have tools including vaccines and curative treatments that can help eliminate viral hepatitis in the United States, we express our grave concern with the President’s FY 2026 budget request that eliminates $43 million in dedicated funding for hepatitis prevention. Instead, it proposes a $300 million block grant to states that would also include STD and tuberculosis prevention.

We the undersigned 22 organizations urge you to protect and, if possible, increase funding for domestic viral hepatitis programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  At a time when we have tools including vaccines and curative treatments that can help eliminate viral hepatitis in the United States, we express our grave concern with the President’s FY 2026 budget request that eliminates $43 million in dedicated funding for hepatitis prevention. Instead, it proposes a $300 million block grant to states that would also include STD and tuberculosis prevention.