House LHHS Bill Provides Level Funding for NIH and ARPA-H, but Slashes IES Budget
On June 9, the House Appropriations Committee (HAC) approved its Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) bill for fiscal year 2027 (FY27) in a party-line vote, 34 to 28. The bill covers funding for key federal science agencies, …
NIH Directors Discuss FY27 Funding in Front of Senate LHHS Subcommittee
On May 21, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) held a hearing to review the administration’s Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) budget request for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Director …
OMB Director Testifies on President’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director, Russel Vought, testified in both the House and Senate last week, presenting the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) President’s Budget Request (PBR). In both hearings, Vought made extremely partisan remarks and struggled to …
RFK Jr. Defends HHS Budget Before LHHS Subcommittees in House and Senate
On April 15, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. began a marathon of seven congressional hearings in which he would need to defend the President’s fiscal year 2027 (FY27) budget request for his department. Two of …
President’s FY27 Budget Request Slashes Funding for Federal Science Agencies, Again
On April 3, the Trump Administration finally released the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) President’s Budget Request (PBR). The request is due to Congress on the first Monday of February. As with last year’s request, this budget proposes dramatic cuts to …
House Passes Minibus Including Strong Funding for NSF
Last week, the House passed a bipartisan minibus, a legislative package combining three of the 12 annual federal appropriations bills, including the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations Act, which covers funding for federal science agencies. The Senate is actively discussing …
