White House Proposes Terminating Federal Advisory Committees
June 27, 2019
On June 14, the President released an Executive Order on Evaluating and Improving the Utility of Federal Advisory Committees. The order has been met with a combination of confusion and concern from the scientific community.
The proposal …
Progress and Uncertainty in the Federal Budget Process
June 27, 2019
As we approach the July 4 recess, the House continues to make progress on appropriations bills while the Senate continues to contemplate top line numbers and the White House floats the idea of a one-year continuing resolution …
Congress Examines Foreign Influences in Taxpayer Funded Research
June 27, 2019
The issue of foreign influence in taxpayer-funded research has been a growing concern in Washington, DC in recent years. On June 5, the Senate Finance Committee convened a hearing, “Foreign Threats to Taxpayer-Funded Research: Oversight Opportunities and …
House Considering First Minibus – Includes Funding for NIH and IES
June 13, 2019
On Wednesday, June 12, the House of Representatives began consideration of H.R. 2740, a bill to fund the National Institutes of Health and the Institute of Education Sciences, agencies important to behavioral and brain scientists. House deliberations …
Legislation Affecting Science: Cannabis Research, STEM Education, Cures and Innovation Acts
May 23, 2019
FABBS continues to track – and weigh in on – legislation affecting our sciences both positively and negatively. Below are several bills of interest not included in our last update on relevant legislation.
FABBS endorsed the Friends …
House Appropriations Committee Approves Increases to NSF Budget and Report Language
May 23, 2019
On May 22, the full House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2020 budget for Commerce, Justice, and Science. The final vote was 30 to 22 along partisan lines.
The House budget for NSF includes a record …
