Congress Continues Efforts to Address AI
On July 30, 2024 Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) introduced the Workforce for AI Trust Act (H.R. 9215). Their goal is to promote a multidisciplinary workforce to help advance the integration and training of AI …
House Subcommittees Markup FY25 Funding Bills
The House Appropriations subcommittees of most interest to FABBS revealed their FY25 spending proposals: The Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-H) Subcommittee which covers ARPA-H, NIH, and IES; and the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, …
House Republicans Invite Input on NIH Reauthorization
On June 14, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) shared her framework for National Institutes of Health (NIH) reform. Chair Rodgers has expressed her desire to pass NIH legislation before retiring from Congress at the end …
Congress Turns to FY25 Budget Process
Shortly after finally completing the fiscal year 2024 budget, Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-TX) stepped down from her role as Chair of the House Appropriations Committee. Representative Tom Cole (R-OK), who has a strong history of bipartisan collaboration to support the …
House Oversight Committee Holds Hearing on Academic Publications Malpractice
On April 16, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic hosted a hearing titled “Academic Malpractice: Examining the Relationship Between Scientific Journals, the Government, and Peer Review.”
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In his opening remarks, Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), …
Congress Works to Finish Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations
President Biden signed six spending bills for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) on March 9th – five months after the fiscal year began in October 2023. While not originally in this grouping, the minibus included the Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations with a …
