On May 29, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations voted 31–18 to increase FDA's 2015 fiscal year budget by nearly $2.6 billion. Food safety activities in particular received an increase of $25 million. USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service's budget remained the same, around $1 billion.

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