Action Alerts

National Brain Tumor Society Welcomes Significant Endorsement for the BRAIN Act from the American Medical Association  National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS) recently welcomed an endorsement of the Bolstering Research And Innovation Now (BRAIN) Act (H.R.2767, S.1330) from the American Medical Association (AMA) — the nation’s largest physician organization.  In letters to the bill’s bipartisan sponsors in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, respectively, AMA CEO John Whyte, MD, MPH, […] April 6, 2026

Update from the Capital: Partial Government Shutdown (Resolved February 3, 2026) Updated February 3, 2026: Government Reopens; Key Advocacy Wins SecuredEarlier today, the U.S. House of Representatives agreed to pass the Senate version of the remaining FY26 “minibus” spending packages, and the president signed them into law, formally ending the partial government shutdown and restoring full federal operations. Importantly for the brain tumor community, the final […] February 2, 2026

Update from the Capital: 2025 NBTS Policy and Advocacy Wrap Up and 2026 Look Ahead As we kick off 2026, we want to highlight our collective efforts in 2025, to share the key progress we have made together in advocating for the brain tumor community’s public policy priorities, and to briefly outline some of the important work that still lies ahead. This past year, our national network of volunteer advocates […] January 14, 2026

Update from the Capital: Shutdown Ends—Now Congress Must Finish the Job for FY26 The government shutdown ended after Congress agreed to a short-term funding patch to keep the government open until late January 2026. That’s good news for patients, researchers, and families. But the work isn’t done. Congress still needs to pass full-year Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) appropriations bills that include the brain tumor community’s key medical research […] November 17, 2025

Update From the Capital: The Federal Budget Process and the Government Shutdown  Dear Advocate, The federal government has entered a shutdown, which creates uncertainty for many essential programs, including current and future medical research and health care services important to the brain tumor community. The shutdown started after Congress failed to pass a full Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) budget or a “continuing resolution” (commonly known as a […] October 1, 2025