BPS in the Beltway | August 29, 2024 In Brief House and Senate Visions for NIH Reform TAKE ACTION: Let Congress Know NIH Reforms Should be done through Regular Order Applications Are Open for the Biophysical Society 2025–2026 Congressional Fellowship Tags: BPS Congressional FellowBPS NewsAppropriationsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Labor-Health and Human Services (L-HHS) BudgetTake ActionHouse Appropriations CommitteeNational Science Foundation (NSF)House Energy & Commerce CommitteeBPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramSenate Appropriations CommiteeRep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)NIH ReformSen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)Write Congress Read more
BPS in the Beltway | May 31, 2024 In Brief FY25 Appropriations Work Begins in the House House Releases Ambitious Schedule for Summer Appropriations Nearly 60 Senators Urge NIH Funding Growth Tags: BPS NewsSenate AppropriationsNational Institutes of Health (NIH)House Appropriations CommitteeNational Science Foundation (NSF)House Appropriations Commerce Science and JusticePublic Policy NewsNon-Defense Discretionary (NDD) FundingRep. Tom Cole (R-OK)BPS in the BetlwayFY25 AppropriationsFiscal Year 2025 AppropriationsHouse Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK)302(b) AllocationsHouse Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor Health House Appropriations ScheduleSen. Bob Casey (D-PA)Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) Read more
BPS in the Beltway | April 29, 2024 Tags: IsraelBPS NewsAppropriationsScience and Engineering Fair of HoustonBPS in the BeltwayHouse Appropriations CommitteeDepartment of Energy (DOE)President Joe BidenUkraineDOE Office of ScienceFiscal Year (FY)Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)Artificial Intelligence (AI)Ranking Member DeLauroFY25Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)Appropriations ChairFiscal year (FY) 2025National Security Spending PackageScience Research and DevelopmentScience R&DSupplemental FundingPCASTPresident's Council of Advisors on Science and Tec Read more
BPS in the Beltway | July 31, 2023 In Brief August Recess Kicks Off with NSF Up and NIH Down in Appropriations-palooza Register Now for the 2023 Rally for Medical Research Applications Are Open for the Biophysical Society 2024–2025 Congressional Fellowship Tags: BPSRally for Medical ResearchAugust recessAppropriationsSenate AppropriationsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Labor-Health and Human Services (L-HHS) BudgetContinuing Resolution (CR)House Appropriations CommitteeNational Science Foundation (NSF)BPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPAFY23FY24Congressional RecessNational Cancer Institute (NCI)National Institute for General Medical Services (NNational Institute of Allergies and Infectious DisCHIPS and Science ActCongressional Fellowship Read more
BPS in the Beltway | April 27, 2023 In Brief House Passes a Debt Ceiling Hits and Runs Into a (Senate) Wall May Markup Madness Former NOAA Leaders to Testify on Agency Independence Biden Plans to Nominate Cancer Surgeon to Lead NIH Tags: SenateBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)House Appropriations CommitteeHouse of RepresentativesBPSNewsFY22Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)Debt CeilingSpeaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)FY2024Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)U.S. House of RepresentativesU.S. SenateU.S. CongressLimit Save Grow Act (HR 2811)FY2022FY24X DateSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK)Department of CommerceConrad LaufenbacherTim GallaudetNeil JacobsNOAA AdministratorMonica Bertagnolli MDDirector of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIHFrancis CollinsNational Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration Read more
BPS in the Beltway | March 28, 2023 In Brief No Deal Yet on Debt Ceiling House Appropriators Preview Priorities for DOE Budget DeLauro Shares Agency Responses on Proposed Discretionary Spending Cuts NIH Seeks Input on Postdoctoral Research Training and Career Progression Tags: BPSOffice of ScienceBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)House Appropriations CommitteeDepartment of Energy (DOE)HHS Secretary Xavier BecerraPresident BidenRep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN)Debt CeilingRep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX)Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)House Budget CommitteeRepublicansGOP PrioritiesPresident's Budget ProposalAppropriations Budget HearingsEnergy Secretary Jennifer GranholmRep. Mike Simpson (R-ID)National LabsNational LaboratoriesFY2024Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)Ranking Member DeLauroDepartment of Health and Human Services (HHS)Biophysical Society (BPS)Postdoctoral Research TrainingRequest for Information (RFI) Read more
BPS in the Beltway | January 30, 2023 In Brief Annual Meeting: All About ARPA-H: Exploring Opportunities in the New Agency Annual Meeting: Envisioning the Future of Biophysical Postdoctoral Training Committee Assignments Are Made as Debt Ceiling Battle Looms House Revisits Reaganomics in Effort to Balance Budget Tags: BPS Annual MeetingDorothy Beckettpostdoctoral trainingYale UniversityUniversity of California IrvineOhio State UniversityEmory UniversityEric SundbergBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIUS BudgetHouse Appropriations CommitteePublic Affairs Committee (PAC)Michael RudokasAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPAUS Federal BudgetAnnual Meeting 2023Renee Wegrzyn PhDDivision of Biophysics Biomedical Technology and CMelanie CoccoDevasena PnnalaguShanna HamiltonRep. Kay Granger (R-TX)Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY)Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD)Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN)Rep. John Carter (R-TX)Speaker Kevin McCarthyMinority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)Debt CeilingReaganomicsFiscal Year 2024Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX) Read more
BPS In the Beltway | January 31, 2022 In Brief Annual Meeting: People or Projects? Approaches to Funding Research Annual Meeting: Beyond Coronavirus: Preparing for the Next Pandemic Justice Breyer’s Retirement offers Biden an Opportunity and a Presidential First Omnibus Talks Continue Between House and Senate Congressional Research Service (CRS) Delivers Report on FY22 Appropriations Tags: nihBPS Annual MeetingNational Institues of HealthOmnibusresearch fundingBPS in the BeltwayContinuing Resolution (CR)CoronavirusHouse Appropriations CommitteeCOVID-19Novel CoronavirusNational Science Foundation (NSF)Public Affairs Committee (PAC)Pandemic FundingFY22BPS Annual Meeting 2022BPS 2022Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPABurroughs Wellcome FundWellcome LeapHigh-Risk High-Reward ResearchPandemic PreparednesssPandemicUnited States Supreme CourtSupreme CourtSupreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)Justice Stephen BreyerPresident Joe BidenFederal AppropriationsFY 2022Senate Appropriations CommiteeCongressional Research Service (CRS) Read more
BPS in the Beltway – Appropriations Edition | June 23, 2021 In Brief Congress Approves Deeming Resolution Appropriations Work Gets Underway OSTP Begins its Pitch on ARPA-H Tags: nihfederal budgetAppropriationsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)House Appropriations CommitteeHouse of RepresentativesUnited States CongressFY22Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)Eric LanderFiscal Year 2022DeemingDeeming ResolutionAdvanced Research Projects Authority (ARPA)Advanced Research Projects Authority - Health (ARPARPA-H Read more
BPS In the Beltway | February 15, 2021 In Brief Annual Meeting: Global Pandemic Response: Charting a Path Forward Using Guides from the Past and Present Annual Meeting: Responding to the Coronavirus Threat through Investments in Fundamental Biomedical Research House Appropriations Subcommittees Release New Rosters Tonko Reintroduces the Scientific Integrity Act Tags: BPS Annual MeetingBPS NewsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Scientific Integrity ActHouse Appropriations CommitteeHouse Appropriations Labor Health and Human ServicNational Science Foundation (NSF)Public Affairs Committee (PAC)BPS 65th Annual MeetingRep. Paul TonkoHouse Appropriations Commerce Science and Justice Read more
BPS in the Beltway | February 6, 2019 In Brief Science and Research in the Global Political Landscape: The US and China FY 2021 Appropriations Outlook CBO Predicts Deficit to Eclipse $1 Trillion in 2020 2020 State of the Union House Appropriators Call for Coronavirus Supplemental House Science Committee Announces New Subcommittee Chairs Fetal Tissue Research Restrictions Disrupts Disease Study US House of Representatives Launches Women in STEM Caucus Tags: stemBPS Annual MeetingHealth and Human ServicesBPSDorothy BeckettUniversity of MarylandUniversity of California San DiegoAppropriationsHouse Science CommitteeBPS in the Beltwaywomen in STEMFetal Tissue ResearchBPS 2020National Institutes of Health (NIH)US House of RepresentativesFrank H. WuTai-Ming CheungSandra BrownFY 2021 BudgetCongressional Budget Office (CBO)2020 State of the UnionCoronavirusHHS Secretary Alex AzarCenters for Disease Control (CDC)Women in Stem CaucusFY 2021 AppropriationsDeficitSOTUHouse Appropriations CommitteeHouse Appropriations Labor Health and Human ServicMichael Lauer NIHUCSDUMD Read more