US Congress Earmarks Millions for Lupus Research and Education in 2019 Spending Bills

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill that includes $5 million in funding for the Lupus Research Program at the Department of Defense in 2019. Approval comes on the heels of a vote favoring such funding by members of House Appropriations Committee in June. That House…

U.S. House Approves $5M in Lupus Research Funds; Bill Now Awaits Senate Approval

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill authorizing $5 million a year for new lupus research under the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, operated by the Army Medical Research and Materiel Command in Ft. Detrick, Maryland. The U.S. Senate will now consider the legislation. If passed, it will become law, allowing…