Brain Injury Legislative Update
braininjury:
The Brain Injury Association of America has requested that I share this week’s legislative update with you:
Now that Congress has successfully passed this year’s budget, next week will feature key activity on appropriations on numerous fronts.
Late this week, Fiscal 2009 302(b) Appropriations Subcommittee Allocations were announced, including an allocation of $153.1 billion for the Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, which funds several important federal TBI programs.
House and Senate Appropriations markup schedules were also announced this week, with the House tentatively set to mark up its Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill on June 19, and the Senate scheduled to mark up its version of the bill during the week of June 23.
In addition, it is possible the House may take up the war supplemental appropriations bill (H.R. 2642) next week, as Democratic leaders have made it a priority to pass this funding bill before Congress recesses for…