House Appropriations Committee Approves 302(b) Allocations for All Twelve FY2020 Spending Bills and the FY2020 LHHS Spending Bill with NIH/NEI Increases
05/09/2019 - House Appropriations Committee Approves 302(b) Allocations For All Twelve FY2020 Spending Bills and the FY2020 LHHS Spending Bill with NIH/NEI Increases Legislative Update May 9, 2019 On May… Read More
House LHHS Subcommittee Marks Up FY2020 Spending Bill with NIH/NEI Increases
05/01/2019 - House LHHS Subcommittee Marks Up FY2020 Spending Bill with NIH/NEI Increases Legislative Update May 1, 2019 On April 30, the House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) App… Read More
In House Hearing, NIH Director Collins Discusses How Patients Are Engaged in NIH Research
04/02/2019 - In House Hearing, NIH Director Collins Discusses How Patients are Engaged in NIH Research Legislative Update April 2, 2019 NIH Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD … Read More
VRP Program Committee Finalizes FY2018 Awards, Begins FY2019 Planning
03/28/2019 - VRP Program Committee Finalizes FY2018 Awards, Begins FY2019 Planning Legislative Update March 28, 2019 Colonel Mark Reynolds, Chief of the joint DOD/VA Vision Center of Ex… Read More
NEI Releases FY2020 Congressional Justification
03/19/2019 - NEI Releases FY2020 Congressional Justification Legislative Update March 19, 2019 Today, the National Eye Institute (NEI) released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Congressional Justification (CJ),… Read More
President Issues FY2020 Budget with Drastic Cuts to Non-Defense Discretionary Spending
03/11/2019 - Legislative Update March 11, 2019 On March 11, the White House released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget request for federal spending, releasing top-line numbers only. In the budget, the Adminis… Read More
ARVO President Dr. Steven Fliesler Advocates for Military Eye Trauma Research Funding
02/21/2019 - ARVO President Dr. Steven Fliesler Advocates for Military Eye Trauma Research Funding Legislative Update February 21, 2019 Left to right: Blinded veteran Steven Baskis (U.S. … Read More
Congress Finalizes, and President Signs, Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations
02/19/2019 - Congress Finalizes, and President Signs, Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations Legislative Update February 19, 2019 On February 15, President Trump signed H.J. Res. 31, legislation which finalizes… Read More
FY2020 VSO/MSO Independent Budget Recommends VRP Funding at $20 Million
01/28/2019 - Legislative Update January 28, 2019 The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 issue of the Independent Budget (IB)a biennial set of recommendations to Congress regarding Department of Veterans Affairs (VA… Read More
Congress Passes Two-week Funding Bill, Delaying Government Shutdown
12/07/2018 - Congress Passes Two-Week Funding Bill, Delaying Government Shutdown Legislative Update December 7, 2018 On December 6, Congress passed a two-week stop-gap bill that funds much of the federal… Read More
President Signs FY2019 Defense/LHHS Minibus Bill with a Nearly $30 M Increase in Vision Research Funding
09/29/2018 - President Signs FY2019 Defense/LHHS Minibus Bill with A Nearly $30 M Increase in Vision Research Funding Legislative Update September 29, 2018 On September 28, President Trump signed the Con… Read More
Senate Passes FY2019 Defense/LHHS Minibus Bill with a Nearly $30 M Increase in Vision Research Funding
09/19/2018 - Senate Passes FY2019 Defense/LHHS Minibus Bill with A Nearly $30 M Increase in Vision Research Funding Legislative Update September 19, 2018 On September 18, by a vote of 93-7, the Senate ap… Read More
Senate Passes FY2019 Defense/LHHS Minibus Bill with $25 M Increase for Vision
08/24/2018 - Senate Passes FY2019 Defense/LHHS Minibus Bill with $25 M Increase for Vision Legislative Update August 24, 2018 On August 23, the Senate passed by 85-7 H.R, 6157, a minibus bill that combin… Read More
House and Senate Appropriators Reject President Trump’s NIH Funding, Policy, and Management Proposals in FY2019 LHHS Spending Bills
06/28/2018 - House and Senate Appropriators Reject President Trumps NIH Funding, Policy, and Management Proposals in FY2019 LHHS Spending Bills Legislative Update June 28, 2018 In their respective Fiscal Yea… Read More
Senate Appropriations Committee Advances All Twelve FY2019 Spending Bills with Approval of Each the Defense and LHHS Bills—the Latter Including a $2 B NIH Increase
06/28/2018 - Senate Appropriations Committee Advances All Twelve FY2019 Spending Bills with Approval of Each the Defense and LHHS Billsthe Latter including a $2 B NIH Increase Legislative Update June 28, 2… Read More
House LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee Approves FY2019 Spending Bill that Includes $1.25 Billion NIH Increase, Less-than-inflation Increase for NEI
06/15/2018 - House LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee Approves FY2019 Spending Bill that Includes $1.25 Billion NIH Increase, Less-Than-Inflation Increase for NEI Legislative Update June 15, 2018 Today, the H… Read More
House and Senate Adopt FY2019 302(b) Allocations, Setting the Spending Limits for Each of the Twelve Appropriations Bills
05/25/2018 - House and Senate Adopt FY2019 302(b) Allocations, Setting the Spending Limits For Each of the Twelve Appropriations Bills Legislative Update May 25, 2018 On May 23 and 24, the Appropriations Co… Read More
In Senate Hearing, NIH Director Collins Recognizes Importance of Training the Next Generation of Scientists
05/18/2018 - In Senate Hearing, NIH Director Collins Recognizes Importance of Training the Next Generation of Scientists Legislative Update May 18, 2018 On May 17, the Senate Labor, Health and Human S… Read More
In House Hearing, NIH Director Collins Details How the $ 3 Billion FY2018 NIH Increase Will Support Programs, Addresses Trump Administration FY2019 Proposed Budget
04/11/2018 - In House Hearing, NIH Director Collins Details How the $ 3 Billion FY2018 NIH Increase Will Support Programs, Addresses Trump Administration FY2019 Proposed Budget Legislative Update April … Read More
House and Senate Pass FY2018 Omnibus Spending Bill, Which Awaits President’s Signature, that Increases NIH Funding by $3 B, NEI by $41 M
03/23/2018 - House and Senate Pass FY2018 Omnibus Spending Bill That Increases NIH Funding by $3 B, NEI by $41 M Legislative Update March 23, 2018 On Thursday, March 22just one day before the 5th Continuing… Read More