Congress Passes, President Signs, Second FY2023 Continuing Resolution

On December 16, President Biden signed a short-term Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Continuting Resolution (CR) that funds the government through Friday December 23. The legislation was needed because Congress remains unable to finalize FY2023 appropriations before the expiration of the first FY2023 CR that was passed by Congress last September. The short-term CR was approved […]

Congress Passes, President Signs, FY2023 Continuing Resolution

On September 30, shortly before the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, President Biden signed a FY2023 Continuing Resolution (CR) which keeps the government operating past the start of the new fiscal year on beginning October 1.  The House of Representatives had passed the CR earlier that day, following Senate action the previous evening. The […]

Administration Releases Fiscal Year 2023 Funding Request

On March 28, the Biden Administration released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget request. The proposal includes a total of $62.5 billion in discretionary and mandatory funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This includes discretionary spending of $50.5 billion which includes $45.3 billion for NIH ($279 million increase over FY22 enacted), and $5 […]

Congress Passes, President Signs, Final FY2022 Omnibus Appropriations Legislation

On March 11, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, a $1.5 trillion Omnibus Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Appropriations bill, which combines all the FY22 spending bills into one package. The signing comes after Congress finalized the bill earlier in the week, with the House passing the package on March 9 and the Senate […]