"On behalf of the undersigned professional societies, associations and academic institutions representing a broad range of scientific, public health and clinical professionals, we write to express our strong concern with including a blanket ban on gain-of-function research funding in the final Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 appropriations bills for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee and the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee."