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 | July 28, 2021 In Brief Register Now for the Virtual Rally for Medical Research Sept 22-23 Make Policy Work for Science – Apply for the 2022-2023 BPS Congressional Fellowship Program All Aboard the (7-bill) Minibus Alarm Officially Sounds on the Debt Ceiling OSTP Begins its Pitch on ARPA-H Tags: Rally for Medical ResearchOmnibusMinibusBudgetBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)FY 2021 AppropriationsHouse of RepresentativesBPSNewsBPS Congressional Fellowship ProgramBPS2021FY22BPS Communications12 Appropriations PackagesApplications Now OpenBe the BPS Fellow for 2022-2023Minibus HR4502Treasury Secretary Janet YellenFederal Debt CeilingFY21 Expires September 30 Read more
BPS In the Beltway | March 11, 2021 In Brief Take Action: Register for Biophysics Week NIH and NSF Grant Application Sessions Trillion Dollar Relief Package Awaiting Signature FY21 National Defense Authorization Act Focuses on STEM R&D NIH Launches Initiative to Address Structural Racism NSB Addresses Bias and Broader Impacts Tags: stemChinaBPSBiophysics WeekBiophysics for Biotechnology and Biomedicine (BIOPBPS in the BeltwayNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Take ActionWhite House Office of Science and Technology PolicNational Science Foundation (NSF)Public Affairs Committee (PAC)FY21 BudgetBPS2021Funding ReliefNational Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)STEM R&DCHIPS for America ActNational AI Initiative ActInteragency R&DIndustries of the Future Actnondefense R&DQISFY22Future Coordination CouncilDepartment of Defense (DOD)Undue InfluenceForeign Talent ProgramsRussianUS National SecurityAcademic ResearchFundamental Researchfederal science agenciesfederal grant fundingStructural RacismNIH UNITE InitiativeNSB BiasNational Science Board (NSB) 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