Legislative Updates

January 20,2012
NIH Issues Guidance on Salary Cap Reduction

2011

December 23, 2011
NIH Establishes NCATS, per the FY2012 Appropriations Conference Agreement

December 19, 2011
Congress Finalizes FY2012 Appropriations With an NIH/NEI Increase Although A Continuing Resolution Funds the Government through December 23

November 18, 2011
Congress Passes Third FY2012 Continuing Resolution; Funds Government Through December 16

October 5, 2011
House Passes Short-Term CR to Fund Government; Measure Goes to the White House

September 30, 2011
House Issues Draft FY2012 LHHS Appropriations Bill That Increases NIH Funding by $1 Billion, as Proposed in the President’s Budget

September 27, 2011
Senate Passes Short-Term CRs to Fund Government as FY2012 Begins

September 23, 2011
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY2012 LHHS Funding Bill That Cuts Most NIH Institutes by One Percent

August 22, 2011
OMB Directs Agencies to Budget for FY2013 at Five Percent Below the FY2011 Level

August 16, 2011
Congressional Action in September Critical To FY2012 Research Funding

August 5, 2011
Medical Research Community Sorting Out the Implications of The Budget Control Act of 2011

June 15, 2011
DHHS Notifies Congress of NIH’s NCATS Plans, House Responds

June 13, 2011
Senators Casey and Burr Lead Letter in Support of NIH Funding

May 12, 2011
Dr. Collins Testifies Before the Senate LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee Promising Greater Details about NCATS, NAEVR Submits Written Testimony

April 15, 2011
Congress Passes Bill to Fund Government for Remainder of Fiscal Year 2011

March 10, 2011
Congress Passes Sixth Continuing Resolution to Fund Government

March 10, 2011
Congress Continues to Try to Finalize FY2011 Appropriations; Senate Fails to Pass Two Alternative Bills with Another Short-Term CR Likely

February 14, 2011
President Issues FY2012 Budget Proposing 2.4 Percent Increase in NIH Funding, 1.8 Percent Increase in NEI Funding, Per NEI Congressional Justification

2010

December 22, 2010
Congress recesses without finalizing FY2011 NIH/NEI funding

December 3, 2010
Congress Passes Another Short-Term Continuing Resolution to Fund Federal Agencies As it Continues Working to Finalize FY2011 Funding

October 1, 2010
Congress Passes Continuing Resolution to Fund Federal Agencies in FY2011

August 9, 2010
DOD Vision Research Funding Tops $11 Million Due to Quality of Grants

August 9, 2010
Congress Proposes FY2011 Inflationary Increase for NIH Similar to President’s Budget

July 17, 2010
House LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee Marks Up FY2011 Appropriations Bill for NIH, NEI

June 25, 2010
NEI Concludes the 40th Anniversary Celebration with a Symposium on Translational Research and Vision at which Dr. Collins Recognizes Its Leadership on This Priority NIH Issue

May 13, 2010
Dr. Collins Cites NEI-Funded Human Gene Therapy at House and Senate Hearings on FY2011 NIH Funding

May 13, 2010
Vision Community Testifies at Citizen Witness Hearing on FY2011 NIH/NEI Funding

February 24, 2010
DHHS Secretary Sebelius Announces New NIH/FDA Collaboration To Support Efforts in Translational and Regulatory Science

February 1, 2010
President Issues FY2011 Budget Proposing 3.2 Percent Increase in NIH Funding, 2.4 Percent Increase in NEI Funding, Per NEI Congressional Justification

2009

December 14, 2009
Congress Passes FY2010 Omnibus Appropriations Bill that Includes Funding Increases for NIH, NEI

December 9, 2009
Congressional Conferees Approve an Omnibus Spending Package that Includes FY2010 Funding Increases for NIH, NEI

October 30, 2009
Congress Passes Second Continuing Resolution That Funds Government Programs Through December 18, 2009

September 30, 2009
President Obama Visits NIH Announcing $5 Billion in ARRA Funding, Representing 12,000 Grants

September 30, 2009
Congress Passes Continuing Resolution That Funds Government Programs Through October 31, 2009

August 17, 2009
NIH Director Francis Collins Cites NIH Challenges and Priorities

July 31, 2009
House, Senate Work on FY2010 Appropriations for the NIH, NEI

May 22, 2009
Senate LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee Holds FY2010 NIH Budget Hearing Questioning NIH on Implementation of $10.4 Billion in Economic Stimulus Funding

May 7, 2009
President Issues FY2010 Budget Proposing 1.4 Percent Increase in NIH Funding, One Percent Increase in NEI Funding, Per NEI Congressional Justification

April 28, 2009
NIH’s Scientific Management Review Board Meets, Organizes Working Groups to Address NIH Structural/Management Issues

April 3, 2009
House, Senate Pass FY2010 Budget Resolutions

March 27, 2009
Acting Director Dr. Kington Updates House Appropriators on NIH’s Implementation Of Economic Stimulus Funding

March 18, 2009
House Appropriations Subcommittee Holds Hearing on FY2010 NIH Funding

March 11, 2009
Congress Passes FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill with Nearly $1 Billion Increase for NIH and $21.4 Million Increase for NEI Over FY2008 Funding

February 24, 2009
House Posts FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill with Nearly $1 Billion Increase for NIH and $21.4 Million Increase for NEI Over FY2008 Funding

February 19, 2009
Acting NIH Director Dr. Raynard Kington Briefs Advocacy Community on the $10.4 Billion NIH Economic Stimulus Funding

February 10, 2009
Senate Passes Economic Stimulus Bill with $10 Billion for NIH

January 14, 2009
NIH Issues Biennial Report With Numerous References to NEI-Funded Vision Research

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