House LHHS Subcommittee Members Express Concern About NIH Funding in the President’s Proposed FY2015 Budget at Hearing with DHHS Secretary Sebelius
03/13/2014 - House LHHS Subcommittee Members Express Concern about NIH Funding in the Presidents Proposed FY2015 Budget At Hearing with DHHS Secretary Sebelius Legislative Update March 13, 2013 Secreta… Read More
President Issues FY2015 Budget Request with Modest NIH and NEI Increase
03/07/2014 - President Issues FY2015 Budget Request with Modest NIH and NEI Increase Legislative Update March 7, 2014 Although the President sent a $3.9 trillion Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 spending plan to Co… Read More
Congress Passes Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 that Funds Vision Trauma Research at $10 M
01/16/2014 - Congress Passes Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 That Funds Vision Trauma Research at $10 M Legislative Update January 16, 2014 Today, the Senate passed the Consolidated Appropriations A… Read More
Congress Passes Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 that Partially Restores NIH/NEI Sequester Cuts
01/16/2014 - Congress Passes Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 That Partially Restores NIH/NEI Sequester Cuts Legislative Update January 16, 2014 Today, the Senate passed the Consolidated Appropriati… Read More
$1.014 Trillion Negotiated Through the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013
12/13/2013 - House, Senate Pass Bipartisan Budget Agreement Legislative Update December 12, 2013 On December 12, the House approved the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 by a vote of 332-94 which establishes di… Read More
Congressional Super Budget Committee Continues to Work on FY2014 Appropriations
11/22/2013 - Congressional Super Budget Committee Continues to Work on FY2014 Appropriations Legislative Update November 22, 2013 As the Budget Conference Committee, which was created in the aftermath of las… Read More
Nondefense Discretionary United Coalition Releases Report on Impact of Sequester Cuts; NAEVR and ARVO Urge Congress to Replace Sequester in FY2014 Appropriations
11/14/2013 - NonDefense Discretionary United Coalition Releases Report on Impact of Sequester Cuts; NAEVR and ARVO Urge Congress to Replace Sequester in FY2014 Appropriations Legislative Update November 14, … Read More
The National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research
10/17/2013 - Federal Government Shutdown Ends Legislative Update October 17, 2013 Early this morning, after the House and Senate passed legislation that ends the 16 day government shutdown, President Obama s… Read More
NAEVR Joins with Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Colleagues in Urging Congress to End the Government Shutdown
10/11/2013 - NAEVR Joins With Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Colleagues in Urging Congress To End the Government Shutdown Legislative Update October 11, 2013 Today, the Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research… Read More
Vision Restoring Corneal Transplants Performed in 2013 Have a Lifetime Net Benefit of Nearly $6 Billion
10/09/2013 - Vision Restoring Corneal Transplants Performed in 2013 Have a Lifetime Net Benefit of Nearly $6 Billion Legislative Update October 9, 2013 Yesterday, NAEVR member organization Eye Bank Associa… Read More
Federal Government Shuts Down Due to Budget Impasse
10/01/2013 - Federal Government Shuts Down Due to Budget Impasse Legislative Update October 1, 2013 Early this morning, after the House and Senate were unable to agree on a Fiscal Year 2014 Continuing Resol… Read More
Senate Passes Short-term Spending Bill; Legislation Goes Back to House Where Next Step Uncertain
09/27/2013 - Senate Passes Short-Term Spending Bill; Legislation Goes Back to House Where Next Step Uncertain Legislative Update September 27, 2013 Today, the Senate, in an effort to prevent a shutdown of th… Read More
House Passes Short-term Spending Bill; Senate Passage Unlikely Due to Language that Defunds the Affordable Care Act
09/20/2013 - House Passes Short-Term Spending Bill; Senate Passage Unlikely Due to Language that Defunds the Affordable Care Act Legislative Update September 20, 2013 Today, the House of Representatives, i… Read More
BRAIN Initiative Research Priorities in FY2014: Advisory Committee to the NIH Director Releases Interim Report
09/16/2013 - BRAIN Initiative Research Priorities in FY2014: Advisory Committee to the NIH Director Releases Interim Report Legislative Update September 16, 2013 Today, a Working Group of the Advisory … Read More
Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) Spending Bill (S. 1284)
07/11/2013 - Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY2014 LHHS Appropriations Bill With an NIH Increase Legislative Update July 11, 2013 Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its Fiscal Year… Read More
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Approves FY2014 Allocations
06/20/2013 - Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Approves FY2014 Allocations Legislative Update June 20, 2013 Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its 302(b) allocations for the 12 appropriat… Read More
PBA Study Estimates $139 Billion Annual Cost for Eye and Vision Disorders
06/18/2013 - PBA Study Estimates $139 Billion Annual Cost for Eye and Vision Disorders Legislative Update June 18, 2013 National Opinion Research Center/University of Chicago Research Scientist John Witt… Read More
NIH Asks the SMRB to Examine Its Review and Award Process
06/10/2013 - NIH Asks the SMRB To Examine its Review and Award Process Legislative Update June 10, 2013 Left to right: NAEVR Executive Director James Jorkasky with Lawrence Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D., the NIH … Read More
The National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research
06/10/2013 - OMB Issues FY2015 Budget Guidance Legislative Update June 10, 2013 On May 29, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a memo providing guidance for departments and agencies to … Read More
NIH Funding Losses in Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Due to Sequestration
06/10/2013 - NIH Releases Fact Sheet on the Impact of Sequestration Legislative Update June 10, 2013 On June 3, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) posted a fact sheet on the impact of the sequester on… Read More