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