Oppose 57% Cut to Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Take Action Before House Vote
Oppose 57% Cut to Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Tell your Members of Congress to Vote NO on The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
As early as this Tuesday, the House will be voting on a continuing resolution to fund government programs through the end of fiscal year 2025 (FY25).
This legislation cuts FY25 funding for the Department of Defense’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) from $1.509 billion to $650 million – a 57 percent cut from the FY24 enacted level.
CDMRP funding is responsible for ongoing research into the chronic and life-threatening diseases that can affect Armed Forces personnel, both active-duty and veterans. This research includes significant funding for Aplastic Anemia Aplastic Anemia: (ay-PLASS-tik uh-NEE_mee-uh) A rare and serious condition in which the bone marrow fails to make enough blood cells - red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The term aplastic is a Greek word meaning not to form. Anemia is a condition that happens when red blood cell count is low. Most… , Myelodysplastic Syndromes Myelodysplastic Syndromes: (my-eh-lo-diss-PLASS-tik SIN-dromez) A group of disorders where the bone marrow does not work well, and the bone marrow cells fail to make enough healthy blood cells. Myelo refers to the bone marrow. Dysplastic means abnormal growth or development. People with MDS have low blood cell count for at… (MDS), Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria: (par-uk-SIZ-muhl nok-TURN-uhl hee-muh-gloe-buh-NYOOR-ee-uh) A rare and serious blood disease that causes red blood cells to break apart. Paroxysmal means sudden and irregular. Nocturnal means at night. Hemoglobinuria means hemoglobin in the urine. Hemoglobin is the red part of red blood cells. A… , and other Bone Marrow Failure Bone Marrow Failure: A condition that occurs when the bone marrow stops making enough healthy blood cells. The most common of these rare diseases are aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). Bone marrow failure can be acquired (begin any time in life) or can be… Diseases.
A vote for The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, is a vote to cut off federally funded medical research.
Read about the CDMRP Bone Marrow Failure Disease goals here: https://cdmrp.health.mil/bmfrp/default