
Senate funding bill: NIH prioritized
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies released a summary statement of the details of their fiscal 2016 bill.
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies released a summary statement of the details of their fiscal 2016 bill.
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In this four-part series, we will take a look at important issues for the research community in 2015. Today’s topic is federal research funding. Last week’s topic, the 21st Century Cures Initiative, can be found here. Next week, we will look at the NIH and the NSF.
This evening, a bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would fund the government for the rest of fiscal 2015. This appropriations bill combines all twelve appropriations bills that Congress works on during the year and condenses it into a single omnibus bill.