FY24 Appropriations - Tell Congress to fund the fight against poverty

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on February 27, 2023 and was last updated on April 17.

As RESULTS advocates, our mission is to inspire Congress to take meaningful actions to fight poverty. Annually, as Congress turns its focus to the “appropriations” process, we have a real opportunity to get members on the record in support of global health and development issues. 

One way we can ensure that global anti-poverty health and education programs are fully funded is by asking Congress to raise their voices on this issue with their peers through congressional “Dear Colleague” letters. We also have the opportunity to ask members of Congress to use their political power to prioritize funding for these critical anti-poverty programs. 

That’s why RESULTS’ appropriations campaign kicked off with the release of our fiscal year 2024 “Appropriations Memos.” New to this? Feel free to reach out! And you can find lots of information about the appropriations process here, and last year’s appropriations letters here.

FY24 Dear Colleague Letters

• FY24 Dear Colleague Scorecard

Senate Letters

• FY24 Senate Global Tuberculosis Dear Colleague Letter (closed with 33 signers)
  • Deadline: April 12, 2023
  • Bipartisan letter led by Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Todd Young (R-IN)
  • Asks appropriators to prioritize funding for Global Tuberculosis
  • Final signed letter

• FY24 Senate Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Dear Colleague Letter (closed with 42 signers)
  • Deadline: April 7, 2023
  • Bipartisan letter led by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Roger Marshall (R-KS)
  • Asks appropriators for robust funding for Maternal and Child Health, including Gavi and Nutrition
  • Final signed letter

• FY24 Senate Global Education Dear Colleague Letter (closed with 36 signers)
  • Deadline: April 11, 2023
  • Led by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
  • Asks appropriators for robust funding for Basic Education, including the Global Partnership for Education (GPE)
  • Final signed letter

• FY24 Senate Global Fund and PEPFAR Dear Colleague Letter (closed with 38 signers)
  • Deadline: April 11, 2023
  • Bipartisan letter led by Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
  • Asks appropriators for robust funding for PEPFAR and the Global Fund
  • Final signed letter

House Letters

• FY24 House Global Tuberculosis Dear Colleague Letter (closed with 129 signers)
  • Deadline: March 22, 2023
  • Bipartisan letter led by Reps. Ami Bera (D-CA) and Ann Wagner (R-MO)
  • Asks appropriators for $1 billion for bilateral TB programs at USAID
  • Final signed letter

• FY24 House Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Dear Colleague Letter (closed with 154 signers)
  • Deadline: March 22, 2023
  • Bipartisan letter led by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), and Jim McGovern (D-MA)
  • Asks appropriators for $300 million for USAID Nutrition and $1.15 billion for USAID Maternal and Child Health, including $340 million for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
  • Final signed letter

• FY24 House Global Education Dear Colleague Letter (closed with 129 signers)
  • Deadline: March 21, 2023
  • Bipartisan letter led by Reps. Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
  • Asks appropriators for strong funding for Basic Education, including the Global Partnership for Education (GPE)
  • Final signed letter

• FY24 House Global Fund and PEPFAR Dear Colleague Letter (closed with 144 signers)
  • Deadline: March 22, 2023
  • Bipartisan letter led by Reps. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), and Maria Salazar (R-FL)
  • Asks appropriators for strong support for the Global Fund and a significant increase for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
  • Final signed letter