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Bipartisan Letter to OSTP Director Prabhakar Urging Action to Address Sexual Harassment in Federal Science Landscape
Bipartisan Letter to OSTP Director Prabhakar Urging Action to Address Sexual Harassment in Federal Science Landscape… Continue Reading
December 18, 2023Ranking Members Lofgren, Stevens Letter to the Comptroller General Gene Dodaro
Letter Ranking Members Lofgren, Stevens and Committee Member McClellan Letter to the Comptroller General Gene Dodaro… Continue Reading
December 15, 2023Bipartisan Letter to NIST Director Locascio Urging Diligence in NIST AI Safety Research Funding
Bipartisan Letter to NIST Director Locascio Urging Diligence in NIST AI Safety Research Funding… Continue Reading
Ranking Member Sorensen Introduces Bill to Foster Interagency Collaboration at NASA
— Today, Ranking Member Eric Sorensen (D-IL) of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics introduced a bill titled, “NASA Streamlining Partnerships for Research and Education for Engineering and Science Act.” Mr. Sorensen’s bill aims to foster interagency collaboration between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and other federal agencies. The bill will allow NASA to receive and merge funds for the awarding of grants or cooperative agreements through collaborative scientifi… Continue Reading
March 07, 2024Ranking Member Lofgren Reacts to SOTU, Echoes Biden on Importance of Clean Energy Future
— This evening, President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. “This evening, President Biden reaffirmed his commitment to keep America moving forward in our greatest endeavors,” said Ranking Member Lofgren (D-CA). “As Extreme MAGA Republicans continue to try and pull us backwards, President Biden and House Democrats are working to build a brighter future for all Americans. That bright future includes working to strengthen our clean energy efforts … Continue Reading
February 20, 2024Three Democratic Science Committee Members Tapped for Bipartisan AI Taskforce
— Today, Democratic and Republican Leadership of the House of Representatives announced a bipartisan artificial intelligence taskforce. The bipartisan taskforce will work to address the legitimate risks of AI while fostering innovation and ensuring the U.S. can remain a leader in this technology. The Science Committee is consistently at the forefront of the technologies of the future. Of the twelve Democratic Members of the House named to the taskforce, three are Democratic Members of the Commi… Continue Reading
Federal investments in science are needed to reduce wildfire
It used to be that October marked the end of wildfire season, and the most destructive fires occurred in or around forested areas. But increasingly, more Americans experience the impacts of wildfires year-round. In 2021, nearly 50,000 wildfires were reported, which burned over seven million acres of land. And as we saw with the Marshall fire in Boulder County, sometimes the most devastating fires can happen in suburban areas in the dead of winter. As members of Congress representin… Continue Reading
February 22, 2022A federal coal ash strategy: putting health and safety first
Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it would crack down to protect public health and the environment from coal ash contamination. EPA will ramp up enforcement of its rules to prohibit companies from dumping coal ash into unlined storage pits, and to require those companies to speed up their efforts to close down the existing pits that have been shown to leak. As the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, I want to see our federal age… Continue Reading
January 14, 2022Mapping a Strong Future for Ocean Science and Technology
Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) Statement for the Record on Amendment #30 to H.R. 4394, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Thank you, Chairman Cole and Ranking Member McGovern, for considering testimony related to H.R. 4394, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The amendment that I have submitted, along with my colleague from Virgina, Mr. Beyer, is fairly straightforward. It adds additional funds to the Office of Science account to increase support for Fusion Energy Science, and it correspondingly reduces funds for the Office of Nuclear Energy. Fusion energy development is at a… Continue Reading
December 14, 2022Chairwoman Johnson's Statement on the WHOSTP's Report on Sustained Arctic Observation
Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson's (D-TX) statement on the White House Office of Science and Technology report, On the Need to Establish and Maintain a Sustained Arctic Obersving Network.I was pleased to receive the Office of Science and Technology Policy's report, On the Need to Establish and Maintain a Sustained Arctic Observing Network. This report is extremely timely as NOAA released their Arctic Report Card today, which details how shifting seasons and extreme weather in the rapidly wa… Continue Reading
April 25, 2022Chairwoman Johnson's Keynote Remarks at the American Meteorological Society Washington Forum
Keynote Remarks as Prepared Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology American Meteorological Society Washington Forum Good afternoon and thank you for inviting me to speak with you today. I appreciate the opportunity to speak with members of the American Meteorological Society. Founded over 100 years ago, the AMS is the nation’s foremost professional society for atmospheric sciences. The work done by AMS and its members is vital to th… Continue Reading