Congress Works to Wrap up FY 23 Budget and Settle Committee Leadership for the 118th
At the time of writing, all eyes were on the Senate to approve the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open until December 23rd*. Having reached a bipartisan agreement on topline spending numbers earlier this week, Appropriators have said …
Work Begins on Fiscal Year 2023 Federal Budget
May 12, 2022
After significant delays in passing government funding legislation for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22), Congressional appropriators are now busy crafting FY23 spending bills. Bipartisan meetings have already begun, and leaders have expressed optimism that Congress will complete work …
President Biden Releases Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request
On March 28, the President released his fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget request with mixed news for the agencies that support behavioral and brain science. This came very late due to significant delays in finalizing the FY22 budget, which passed …
Budget Update: House Passes Bill that Combines Short Term Funding with Lifting Debt Limit
September 22, 2021
Congress continues to inch closer to a number of key deadlines in the coming weeks. Most importantly, government funding expires on September 30 and the federal debt limit will be reached sometime in October. If Congress fails to pass …
White House Publishes FY 2023 Budget Memo
On August 27, the White House released a Memorandum on R&D Priorities for the FY 2023 Budget providing guidance to federal agencies as they develop budget requests. The memo listed pandemic readiness and prevention, climate and energy, emerging technology, equity …
Federal Budget Process Shows Promising Signs for Research Funding
July 15, 2021
While attention in Congress remains focused on major infrastructure spending proposals, the annual appropriations process continues to move forward, with encouraging signs for federal research investment. On July 13, the House Appropriations Subcommittees considered spending bills that …
