Dear Speaker Johnson, Leader Jeffries, Leader Thune, and Leader Schumer:
The undersigned organizations, including patient advocacy groups, professional scientific and medical societies, and other aligned stakeholders representing a broad range of medical and public health interests, write to urge the swift passage of a final appropriations bill that protects the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and provides at least the Senate-approved funding level of $48.7 billion for NIH in fiscal year 2026 (FY26).