BPS in the Beltway | November 22, 2024 In Brief TAKE ACTION: Urge Congress to Provide Stable Research Funding Transition of Power: Positions Take Shape Next Steps for FY25 Appropriations Funding NIH Reconvenes Scientific Management Review Board Congressional Fellowship Application Window Closes Soon Tags: BPS NewsAppropriationsWhite HouseBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Continuing Resolution (CR)US House of RepresentativesUS SenateTake ActionDepartment of Energy (DOE)US CongressSen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)Grassroots AdvocacyPublic Policy NewsDepartment of Health and Human Services (HHS)Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)Fiscal Year 2025Congressional FellowshipSpeaker of the HouseHouse Majority LeaderFY25Senate Minority Leader119th CongressPresident-Elect Donald TrumpSen. John Thune (R-SD)Senate Majority WhipSen. John Barrasso (R-WY)Senate GOP Conference ChairSen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)Senate Minority WhipRep. Mike Johnson (R-LA-04)Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA-01)House Minority LeaderRep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-08)House Minority WhipRep. Katherine M Clark (D-MA-05)Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Chris WrightScientific Management Review Board (SMRB) Read more
BPS in the Beltway | December 22, 2023 In Brief Holiday Wishes Congress Adjourns for 2023 with Spending Bills Incomplete AM24: Policy & Advocacy Dinner Meet-Up AM24: Opportunities for International Collaboration AM24: All About ARPA-H: Exploring Opportunities at the New Agency AM24: Inside NIH: Using Technological Developments for Solving Biological Problems AM24: Inside Perspectives and Opportunities: NSF Grants Tags: BPS Annual Meetingmolecular biophysicsscience policyBPS Congressional FellowCongressAppropriationsSenateHousePACCRBudgetBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Continuing Resolution (CR)US House of RepresentativesUS SenateNational Science FoundationPublic Affairs Committee (PAC)BPSNewsARPA-HAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPAHigh-Risk High-Reward ResearchCongressional FellowshipAnnual Meeting 2024BPS Annual Meeting 2024Speaker Mike JohnsonPolicy & AdvocacyPolicy & Advocacy Dinner Meet-UpScience policy careersOpportunities for International CollaborationInternational CollaborationGlobal ResearchIleana HancuInside NIH: Using Technological Developments for SChristina LiuNational Institute of General Medical SciencesThomas ChoAshley BarnesJames MackCenter for Scientific ReviewAnowarul AminNational Cancer InstituteEric Johnson ChavarriaMark DamicoInside Perspectives and Opportunities: NSF GrantsEngin SerpersuMolecular Cellular Sciences DivisionJaroslaw (Jarek) MajewskiMolecular Biophysics Division of Molecular and CelIshita MukerjiSynthesis Center for Molecular and Cellular Scienc Read more
BPS in the Beltway | August 30, 2023 In Brief Congress Prepares to Return with Budget Deadline Looming NIH Names Jeanne Marrazzo as New Head of NIAID Applications Are Open for the Biophysical Society 2024–2025 Congressional Fellowship NIH Seeks Comments on Updating Agency Mission Statement Tags: NIGMSnihNSFCongressSenateHouseBudgetBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)US House of RepresentativesUS SenateNational Science Foundation (NSF)House of RepresentativesBPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseaUnited States CongressUS Federal BudgetRequest for Information (RFI)FY24Congressional FellowshipJeanne Marrazzo MDLawrence TabakNIH Mission Statement Read more
BPS In the Beltway | December 23, 2022 In Brief Congress Enacts FY23 Omnibus; Secures Federal Funding Throughout 2023 Tags: federal budgetBPS NewsOmnibusWhite HouseBPS in the BeltwayUS SenateHouse of RepresentativesUS CongressFY23US Federal Budget Read more
BPS In the Beltway | July 21, 2022 In Brief Sign-Up to Meet with Your Elected Officials at Home Advocate for NIH Funding for FY23 in Washington, DC Apply for the BPS 2023-2024 Congressional Fellowship Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Headed to House Floor House Moves to Remove ARPA-H from NIH Organizational Structure Tags: federal budgetRally for Medical ResearchBPS Congressional FellowOffice of ScienceBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)US SenateDepartment of Energy (DOE)National Science Foundation (NSF)House of RepresentativesBPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPAAdvocacy at HomeGrassroots AdvocacyFederal Appropriations ProcessFiscal Year 2023 (FY23)Health and Human Services (HHS)HHS Secretary Xavier BecerraRep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA-18) Read more
BPS In the Beltway | May 26, 2022 Temperatures in Washington, DC are rising just as Appropriators kick off hearings for FY23 In Brief Appropriators Commence Hearings on FY23 Senators Review NSF Requests Science Committee Seeks Higher Budgets for DOE Facilities Tags: AppropriationsBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)US House of RepresentativesUS SenateDepartment of Energy (DOE)National Science Foundation (NSF)BPSNewsFederal AppropriationsFY23Fiscal Year 2023Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations SubUS Federal BudgetWhite House Proposed BudgetDOE Office of Science Read more
BPS In the Beltway | April 28, 2022 In Brief President’s Budget Outlines Strong Investments in Science Let the FY23 Appropriations Games Begin NIH Launches New Scientific Data Sharing Website OSTP Announces Year of Evidence for Action Tags: BPS NewsAppropriationsOffice of SciencePresident's BudgetBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)US House of RepresentativesUS SenateWhite House Office of Science and Technology PolicNational Science Foundation (NSF)Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)ARPA-HSenator Patrick Leahy (D-VT)President Joe BidenWhite House BudgetFY23Fiscal Year 2023Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL)Representative Kay Granger (R-TX)Appropriations ProcessYear of Evidence for ActionEvidence-based Policymaking Read more
BPS in the Beltway | November 18, 2021 In Brief Last Call for Applications for the BPS 2022–2023 Congressional Fellowship Congress Still Facing Build Back Better Act, NDAA and USICA Before Year End OMB Issues Fact Sheet on Outstanding FY22 Appropriations Partisan Positioning Leaves Debt Limit in Limbo Senate President Pro-Tem Patrick Leahy Announces Retirement Tags: BPS Congressional FellowCongressAppropriationsGovernment ShutdownBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Continuing Resolution (CR)US SenateSen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)National Science FoundationSenator Chuck Schumer (D-NY)BPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramBPS2021National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)FY22Office of Management and Budget (OMB)Fiscal Year 2022Federal Debt CeilingUS House of RepreesentativesBuild Back Better ActUS innovation and Competition Act (USICA)Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY)Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT)Senate President Pro-Tempore Read more
BPS In the Beltway | April 27, 2021 In Brief OSTP Confirmation Hearing Live Stream Senate Appropriations Outlines Process for Earmarks RISE Act Leads Urge Administration to Support Research Recovery Funding NIH Extramural Director Testifies Before Senate HELP Committee NIH Removes Trump-Era Restrictions on Use of Fetal Tissue in Research Tags: Senate Appropriations SubcommitteeChinaSenate AppropriationsFetal Tissue ResearchNational Institutes of Health (NIH)US SenateMichael Lauer NIHScientific ResearchFY22Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)Confirmation HearingsEric LanderPatrick Leahy (D-VT)EarmarksRISE ActSupport Research Recovery FundingRep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO)Rep. Fred Upton (D-MI)Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA)Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH)Office of Management and Budget (OMB)The Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISEExtramural ResearchForeign Influence Read more
BPS In the Beltway | January 19, 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 A 50-50 Senate Opens Opportunities for Power Sharing Agreements Untangling Trump Era Policies President-Elect Focuses on Bipartisanship Tags: BPS Annual MeetingBPS in the BeltwayUS SenateCOVID-19President Donald TrumpPandemic FundingBPS2021Global PandemicsPresident-Elect Biden Read more
BPS in the Beltway | June 11, 2020 In Brief COVID-19 Relief Phase 4 COVID-19 and the Economy Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) HELP Solicits Comments on Pandemic Plan Tags: AppropriationsBPS in the BeltwayBPS 2020US SenateCongressional Budget Office (CBO)COVID-19Novel CoronavirusHouse of RepresentativesStimulusFY21 BudgetFiscal Year 2021 AppropriationsSenator John Thune (R-SD)Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY)Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT)Representative Nita Lowey (D-NY)Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) Read more
BPS in the Beltway | November 6, 2019 In Brief Apply Now for 2020-2021 BPS Congressional Fellowship Senate Passes Minibus, Then Hits Roadblock BPS Advocates for FY20 Budget; Clock Ticks on Continuing Resolution (CR) What Next: CRs, Impeachment and Potential Shutdowns on Horizon Senate Budget Committee to Mark Up Process Bill Science in the News Tags: nihfederal budgetBPSBPS Congressional FellowGovernment ShutdownSenateHouseLabor-HHSCRBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)BPS Policy and AdvocacyPolicy NewsLegislationUS BudgetLabor-Health and Human Services (L-HHS) BudgetContinuing Resolution (CR)ImpeachmentUS House of RepresentativesUS SenateFY20 BudgetFY2020 BudgetBPS AdvocacyTake ActionSenate Budget CommitteeSen. Mike Enzi (R-WY)Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)Sen. Time Kaine (D-VA)Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE)Sen. Angus King (I-ME)Bipartisan Support Read more