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Legislative Updates
President Signs FY2020 Continuing Resolution; Government Funded Through November 21
09/20/2019 - Update: On September 26, the Senate passed the FY2020 Continuing Resolution by a vote of 81-16. The President signed the bill on September 27. On September 19, the House of Representatives passed… Read More
Senate Releases its FY2020 LHHS Spending Bill with $3 B NIH Increase
09/20/2019 - On September 18, Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Richard Shelby (R-AL) released the first package of four Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 spending bills—Defense, Energy and Water, State-Foreign Operation… Read More
NIH Issues New DHHS Policy Regarding Use of Fetal Tissue in Extramural Research
07/29/2019 - NIH Issues New DHHS Policy Regarding Use of Fetal Tissue in Extramural Research Legislative Update July 29, 2019 On July 26, 2019, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a notice o… Read More
House Passes Two-year Budget Deal, Raises Budget Caps and Allows for Increased Domestic Spending
07/25/2019 - House Passes Two-Year Budget Deal, Raises Budget Caps and Allows for Increased Domestic Spending Legislative Update July 25, 2019 Today, the House of Representatives passed a two-year budget… Read More
NIH Announces Fifth Round of BRAIN Initiative Awards for FY2018, NEI Estimates that Vision Research Receives Significant Funding
07/22/2019 - NIH Announces Fifth Round of BRAIN Initiative Awards for FY2018, NEI Estimates that Vision Research Receives Significant Funding Legislative Update July 22, 2019 On November 2, 2018, the Nat… Read More
House Passes Minibus Spending Bill with Funding for DOD's Vision Research Program
06/20/2019 - House Passes Minibus Spending Bill with Funding for DODs Vision Research Program Legislative Update June 20, 2019 On June 19, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2740, a $985 bill… Read More