On March 10, a small but mighty group of Endocrine Society members came to Washington D.C., to meet with their congressional delegations. Despite a number of other priorities requiring the attention of Congress, the federal appropriations process for FY 2021 must move forward and this is the time to influence decisions about funding. We used...
A novel way to reach even more patients, clinicians, and researchers is to take your endocrinology skill into the business world. Here we highlight an ENDO 2020 session that will show attendees how industry could be a viable route for researchers and physicians alike. Last year, at ENDO 2019 in New Orleans, three entrepreneurs at...
Endocrine Society Advocates European Union Lawmakers About EDCs
On December 3-4, following the 2019 European Union (EU) elections and with the installment of the new European Commission, the Endocrine Society brought members from seven EU Member States to Brussels to meet with policy makers and urge them to take action on endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). A full day of meetings began with a briefing...
Before Congress adjourned for the holidays, the House of Representatives was able to advance legislation that reflected some Endocrine Society priorities related to EDCs. On December 3, Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) introduced the Cosmetic Safety Enhancement Act (HR 5279), which would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) additional authority to regulate harmful chemicals...
After months of bargaining and numerous stalemates, the House of Representatives and Senate reached agreement on Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations just before funding expired on December 20. The deal also provided a “Christmas Tree” legislative vehicle for various policy measures. The spending deal was divided into two packages of individual bills covering funding for every...
While the House of Representatives has passed 10 of the 12 annual spending bills that fund the government, the Senate has passed only four, and the two chambers have not resolved their differences on any of them. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) has said that the chamber will pass a second stopgap spending bill,...
Endocrine Society Scientific Leaders Share Research Priorities with NIH
During November, the Endocrine Society conducted meetings with leadership at the National Institutes of Health to discuss research goals and other opportunities to partner with the institutes to advance the field. Anne Cappola, MD, ScM, and Holly Brown-Borg, PhD, met with Richard Hodes, MD, director of the National Institute on Aging (NIA); and Jennifer Richer,...
Government Funded Until November 21; Action Needed to Finalize NIH Increase
Before departing for a two-week recess in late September, Congress passed a short-term continuing resolution (CR), H.R. 4378, to keep the government open through November 21, 2019. The CR was needed because the House of Representatives and Senate had not finalized a Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations bill before October 1, the start of the fiscal...
