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Update from the Capital: Implications of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) on the Brain Tumor Community Earlier today, Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), a set of tax and budget-related policies, including a number that impact our community.  Below are several important takeaways based on our first impressions of select provisions. The following analysis is through our lens as a patient-first advocacy organization, and considers our priorities around […] July 3, 2025

National Brain Tumor Society Welcomes the ReIntroduction of the Bolstering Research And Innovation Now (BRAIN) Act in Congress Bipartisan, bicameral legislation would increase research funding, foster collaboration, promote critical awareness efforts, and support innovations in and access to care National Brain Tumor Society, the largest patient advocacy organization in the United States committed to curing brain tumors and improving the lives of patients and families, applauds today’s reintroduction of the Bolstering Research And […] April 8, 2025

Update from the Capital: Funding for the Congressionally-Directed Medical Research Program Beginning in September of 2024, Congress passed a series of what’s known as “Continuing Resolutions” in lieu of a full set of spending bills – or budget – to fund the government for Fiscal Year 2025. A Continuing Resolution (or “CR”) typically keeps funding for every government function at the same level as the previous […] April 2, 2025

New Drugs for Patients with Brain Tumors: How Federal Funding Pays Off The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the largest funder of brain tumor research in the world – with most funding coming in through the NIH’s National Cancer Institute (NCI). But that funding is not always guaranteed. Every year, NBTS and our strong base of volunteer advocates speak out to policymakers in Washington, D.C., about […] March 25, 2025

Update from the Capital: Fiscal Year 2025 Funding Update The following is a brief, high-level update on the complicated and very fluid political situation unfolding around a possible government shutdown – and implications for federal funding of brain tumor research. Unless Congress acts, government funding will run out on Friday (March 14). The President recently called for Congress to pass a “Continuing Resolution (CR),” […] March 11, 2025