The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research, of which AAU is a member, released a statement on NIH funding in the draft House FY22 Labor-HHS appropriations bill. The group commended the $49 billion provided in the bill for NIH overall, including over $46 billion for the agency’s core funding. “We applaud the draft bill’s recognition of this critical investment with a funding level for the NIH’s base that exceeds the Ad Hoc Group’s recommendation for FY 2022,” the statement noted. The group also urged the subcommittee “to continue the strong tradition of rejecting problematic restrictions on medical research.”