Senate Committee Advances Funding for Lupus Research

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https://www.lupus.org/general-news/entry/senate-committee-advances-funding-for-lupus-research

Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted to approve its Fiscal Year 2019 Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations bill, as well as its Fiscal Year 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) Appropriations bill.

Both spending bills include critical new funding to advance lupus research. This includes a $1 million increase for the National Lupus Patient Registry at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The Senate Appropriations Committee’s DoD bill includes specific language that directs funding to lupus research. With this vote, the Committee continues to recognize that more research into lupus is desperately needed.