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From Mike Claeys Parkinsons Action Network, [log in to unmask]

>Action Update
>August 11, 1998
>
>
>APPROPRIATIONS:
>
>     Funding levels for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which
includes
>the majority of federal research funding for biomedical research including
Parkinson's
>disease, are set by the Appropriations Committee, beginning with the Labor-
Health
>& Human Services- Education (Labor-HHS) Subcommittee.  The Democrats and
Republicans
>on the Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee are currently engaged in a
contentious
>partisan struggle on a variety of non-Parkinson's related issues in the FY99
spending
>bill and both sides are threatening to block its passage.
>
>
>*House of Representatives:
>
>     The House adjourned for its traditional August recess on August 7.  Due
to
>continuing disputes over several provisions of the Labor-HHS FY99 spending
bill,
>no new action was taken before the August recess.
>
>     The House is expected to continue its consideration of the bill when it
returns
>on September 9.  However, amendments may be added to the bill on the floor in
order
>to gain the 218 votes needed for passage.  Only 14 days of legislative
business
>will remain between September 9, when the House returns from recess, and the
start
>of the new fiscal year when funding for federal programs runs out.

>
>
>*Senate:
>
>     The Senate returns to Capitol Hill on August 31.  It is expected that
the
>Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations bill will be marked up by the Subcommittee on
September
>1 and by the full Committee on September 3.

>Parkinson*s Action Network
>
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Action Update
August 11, 1998


APPROPRIATIONS:

     Funding levels for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which=0A=
includes the majority of federal research funding for biomedical research=
=0Aincluding Parkinson's disease, are set by the Appropriations Committee=
,=0Abeginning with the Labor-Health & Human Services- Education (Labor-HH=
S)=0ASubcommittee.  The Democrats and Republicans on the Labor-HHS Approp=
riations=0ASubcommittee are currently engaged in a contentious partisan s=
truggle on a=0Avariety of non-Parkinson's related issues in the FY99 spen=
ding bill and both=0Asides are threatening to block its passage.


*House of Representatives:

     The House adjourned for its traditional August recess on August 7.  =
Due=0Ato continuing disputes over several provisions of the Labor-HHS FY9=
9 spending=0Abill, no new action was taken before the August recess.

     The House is expected to continue its consideration of the bill when=
 it=0Areturns on September 9.  However, amendments may be added to the bi=
ll on the=0Afloor in order to gain the 218 votes needed for passage.  Onl=
y 14 days of=0Alegislative business will remain between September 9, when=
 the House returns=0Afrom recess, and the start of the new fiscal year wh=
en funding for federal=0Aprograms runs out.


*Senate:

     The Senate returns to Capitol Hill on August 31.  It is expected tha=
t the=0ASenate Labor-HHS Appropriations bill will be marked up by the Sub=
committee on=0ASeptember 1 and by the full Committee on September 3.



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