BPS in the Beltway

In Brief

• Congress Recesses After Setting Spending Targets for FY24
• Interested in Meeting with Congress During August Recess?

• Update on the 2020 Federal Budget
• NIH Issues New Fetal Tissue Restrictions
• House Approves Harassment Bill 
• House Passes Bill to End Country-Level Caps on Green Cards
• House Science Committee Holds Scientific Integrity Hearing  
• Alabama Lawmaker Announces Retirement; Opens Space on Key Appropriations Panel
• Last Chance to Reserve a Spot for the Rally for Medical Research Next Month
• BPS Congressional Fellowship Applications Open for 2020-2021
• Science in the News

• BPS Welcomes Leann Fox as Director, Advocacy and Public Affairs
• Update on the 2020 Federal Budget
• Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Address Academic Espionage
• Department of Energy (DOE) Establishes Ban on Rival Nation Talent Recruitment Programs
• SAVE THE DATE: Rally for Medical Research 2019
• BPS Congressional Fellowship Applications Open for 2020-2021
• Science in the News

• BPS Members Step Up Their Advocacy
• House Returns from August Recess with Funding Decisions Looming
• Senate Approves Funding Increase for NIH
• Senate Holds Nomination Hearing for Kelvin Droegemeir, White House Office of Science
• Science in the News

• Congressional Leaders Outline Government Funding Strategey
• H-1B Denials Increase Under Trump Administration
• House Leaves for Recess: Help Us Advocate for Biophysics
• Join BPS in Washinton! The Rally for Medical Research and Golden Goose Award, September 13
• Kelvin Droegemeier Nominated as Director of White House Office of Science
• National Academies Report: Open Science By Design
• NIH Delays Controversial Clinical Trials Policy
• Senate Approves DOE Office of Science Reauthorization
• Science in the News