Advocacy Updates
National Health Observances and current funding updates
October 2019
- October is Eye Injury Prevention Month
September 2019
- September is Healthy Aging Month
- President signs FY2020 Continuing Resolution
August 2019
- August is Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
- Senate passes House-passed Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019
- President signs the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019
July 2019
- July is Dry Eye Awareness Month
June 2019
- House passes FY2020 Minibus Funding Bill with NIH/NEI funding
- ARVO represented at meeting with U.S. Surgeon General to advance vision and eye health
ARVO Public statements, sign-on letters and position documents
- September 16, 2019 Letter to HHS Secretary on fetal tissue research
- September 4, 2019 Multisociety letter on foreign influence
- July 11, 2019 Letter to HHS Secretary on fetal tissue ban
- June 27, 2019 Letter on restriction of canines
- June 12, 2019 Pocan Amendment on fetal tissue ban
- June 1, 2019 ARVO Testimony supporting increased FY2020 NIH, NEI funding to Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Nov. 12, 2018 NIH registration and results reporting standards for prospective basic science studies involving human participants
- May 24, 2018 Changes to U.S. visa application
- May 16, 2018 Regulatory relief for animal research facilities
- April 26, 2018 ARVO testimony for FY19 NIH, NEI funding to House Appropriations Committee
- April 23, 2018 Revision of new NIH clinical trial definition
- Mar. 28, 2018 Research!America letter thanking Congress for boost to research spending
- Feb. 15, 2018 Letter to secure robust investments in science
- Nov. 22, 2017 March for Science letter on elimination of graduate student tax credit
- Nov. 15, 2017 AAAS letter on repeal of graduate student tax credit
- Oct. 27, 2017 NIH redefinition of clinical trial
- Oct. 17, 2017 Revised travel ban
- Aug. 21, 2017 Cuts to NIH, indirect costs
- Aug. 16, 2017 New NIH clinical trial definition
- July 11, 2017 Sequestration relief
- May 24, 2017 FY 2018 RandD budget cuts
- May 18, 2017 Additional visa questions
- April 25, 2017 Global public support for science
- April 6, 2017 FY 2017 investment in RandD
- Feb. 27, 2017 Federal hiring freeze
- Feb. 24, 2017 ARVO statement supporting the March for Science
- Feb. 1, 2017 Travel ban
- Jan. 31, 2017 Travel ban