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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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