Debt Limit Increased with Expected Impacts on Non-Defense Programming
06/05/2023 - Last week, the House and Senate passed, and on June 3, 2023, the President signed, the “2023 Fiscal Responsibility Act,” an agreement to raise the nation’s debt ceiling while enacting concessions on … Read More
In Senate Hearing, NIH Director Tabak States that Proposed Cuts to NIH Funding Would Have 'Chilling' Effect on Science
05/05/2023 - On May 4, the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee held a hearing with National Institutes of Health (NIH) Acting Director Lawrence Tabak, DDS, Ph… Read More
President Biden Submits Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request; Moderate Increase for NIH, NEI Flat-Funded
03/13/2023 - On March 9, President Biden formally submitted his Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Budget to Congress. For FY2024, the budget proposes $48.265 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) base, an inc… Read More
Congress Passes, President Signs Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus
01/03/2023 - On December 29, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, a $1.7 trillion Omnibus Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Appropriations bill which combined all FY2023 spending bills into one… Read More
Congress Passes, President Signs, Second FY2023 Continuing Resolution
12/18/2022 - 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… Read More
Congress Passes, President Signs, FY2023 Continuing Resolution
10/03/2022 - 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… Read More
House Publishes Appropriations Markup, Includes $47.6 Billion for NIH, $891.186 Million for NEI
06/30/2022 - On Thursday, June 30, the House Appropriations Sub-Committee on Labor, Health, and Human Services and Related Agencies (LHHS) marked up the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 LHHS Funding Bill. The House bill pro… Read More
Administration Releases Fiscal Year 2023 Funding Request
03/30/2022 - 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 Institu… Read More
Congress Passes, President Signs, Final FY2022 Omnibus Appropriations Legislation
03/15/2022 - 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 p… Read More
With Pending February 18 Deadline Approaching, Congress Introduces Extended Funding Bill through March 11, 2022
02/08/2022 - On February 7, with the looming February 18 deadline of the current Continuing Resolution (CR), Congresswoman DeLauro (D-CT) introduced a CR to provide a short-term extension for the 2022 fiscal year… Read More
NAEVR Comments on 21st Century Cures Act 2.0 Legislation
12/16/2021 - On December 16, NAEVR submitted comments on the 21st Century Cures Act 2.0 (H.R. 6000), introduced by House Energy & Commerce Committee members Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Fred Upton (R-MI), that would … Read More
Congress Passes Second CR to Fund the Government, Which Awaits the President’s Signature
12/03/2021 - On December 2, shortly before the Continuing Resolution (CR) that has been funding the government in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 was set to expire at midnight on December 3, both the House (221-212) and th… Read More
Congs. DeGette, Upton Introduce Highly Anticipated 21st Century Cures 2.0 Bill
11/18/2021 - On November 17, House Energy & Commerce (E&C) Committee members Cong. Diana DeGette [D-CO, Chair of the Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee] and Fred Upton [R-MI, Ranking Member of the Energy Sub… Read More
Senate Releases FY2022 LHHS Bill with NIH/NEI Funding Increases
11/02/2021 - On October 18, the Senate Appropriations Committee Democrats released nine of the remaining Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 appropriations bills and reports, including the Labor, Health and Human Services, and… Read More
Congress Passes, President Signs, FY2022 Continuing Resolution
09/22/2021 - Update: On September 30, shortly before the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, Congress passed, and President Biden signed, a FY2022 Continuing Resolution (CR). The CR (H.R. 5304, Extending Governme… Read More
NAEVR Comments on 21st Century Cures Act 2.0 Draft
07/13/2021 - On July 13, NAEVR submitted comments to House Energy & Commerce Committee members Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Fred Upton (R-MI) who, on June 22, issued a press release and “Discussion Draft” for the pro… Read More
House LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee Marks Up its FY2022 Spending Bill
07/12/2021 - Update: On July 15, the full House Appropriations Committee approved the FY2022 LHHS funding bill by a vote of 33-25 with two amendments made to the bill. The vote came after four hours of debate on … Read More
House Appropriations Committee Adopts Subcommittee Allocations
06/29/2021 - On June 29, the House Appropriations Committee adopted its Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 302(b) allocations, which set the total funding amount for each of its 12 subcommittees. Each Subcommittee is allocate… Read More
21st Century Cures Act 2.0 Details Released
06/23/2021 - On June 22, House Energy & Commerce Committee members Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Fred Upton (R-MI) issued a press release and “Discussion Draft” for the proposed Cures 2.0 legislation that would update… Read More
NAEVR Submits Written Testimony to the Senate Regarding FY2022 NIH/NEI Funding, Research Recovery Funding
06/17/2021 - On June 17, NAEVR submitted written Outside Witness Testimony to the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee, following up on its May 19 Public Witne… Read More