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Government Shutdown · United StatesOn July 10, the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously voted its version of the FY2026 Agriculture Food and Drug Administration (FDA) spending bill out of committee, allocating $7 billion to the FDA. This represents essentially level funding with FY2025 levels. The House Appropriations Committee advanced a $6.8 billion FDA budget last month that aligned more closely with the administration’s requested levels and policies. Next Steps The Sen…Read Article
Senate Appropriations Committee Advances FY 2026 FDA Funding Bill
Washington DC · WashingtonWould reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens on blood centers while maintaining the highest standards of safety Washington, DC – America’s Blood Centers (ABC), the national organization of community-based, independent blood centers that supply 60 percent of the nation’s blood supply, today applauds the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its draft guidance proposing the elimination of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) testing for blood donat…Read Article
