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Legislative Updates
Legislative Update FY24: Advocating for Vision Research Funding
04/23/2024 - Last week marked Chairman Tom Cole's (R-OK) first full week as Chair of the House Appropriations Committee after Chair Kay Granger (R-TX) unexpectedly stepped down. Since assuming the chairmanshi… Read More
Congress Passes FY24 Appropriations Bills with Level Funding for NEI and DOD VRP
03/25/2024 - Last week, Congress passed, and the President signed the final appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) funding, providing level funding for critical vision research programs, including the N… Read More
Congress Passes Third Fiscal Year 2024 Continuing Resolution
01/19/2024 - On January 18, the Senate passed a Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Continuing Resolution (CR) that keeps the government funded through early March, with the hope that Congress can finalize FY2024 funding by th… Read More
Congress Passes New “Laddered” Continuing Resolution in Advance of November 17 deadline
11/16/2023 - On November 15, the Senate passed an “innovative laddered” Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Continuing Resolution (CR) that keeps the government operating past the expiration of the current CR on November 17. … Read More
Congress Averts Government Shutdown, Passes Short-Term Continuing Resolution
10/02/2023 - Just hours before a potential shutdown of the federal government, Congress passed, and the President signed, a short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) that keeps the government operating. The CR was ne… Read More
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY2024 LHHS Spending Bill
07/28/2023 - On July 27, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed its Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) spending bill. The bill would fund the National Institute… Read More