Recent Activity
May 3, 2006
Hearing
Opening Statement By Hon. Bart Gordon
Mr. Chairman, I am pleased we have been able to reach agreement, as we generally do, and are jointly convening this hearing to review NSF’s role in Federal efforts to improve K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.
May 3, 2006
Press Release
In a second round of hearings requested by Democratic Members, the Science Committee heard non-Federal witnesses dicussing the importance of the science and math education programs at the National Science Foundation (May 3, 2006)
May 3, 2006
Markup
Opening Statement By Hon. Daniel Lipinski
Thank you, Mr. Chairman; I am pleased to be here today for the markup on H.R. 5143, The H-Prize Act of 2006. I would like to thank Mr.
Apr 27, 2006
Press Release
The Science Committee took testimony on the H-Prize Act of 2006 (H.R. 5143), co-sponsored by Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) (April 27, 2006)
Apr 27, 2006
Article
The Government Accountability Office, at the request of Space Subcommittee Ranking Member Mark Udall (D-CO), evaluated NASA's planning process for the Deep Space Network. Their report recommended actions to assure a better match between the agency's space science program and the resources devoted to returning mission data from deep space (April 27, 2006)
Apr 27, 2006
Hearing
Opening Statement By Hon. Daniel Lipinski
Thank you, Mr. Chairman; I am pleased to be here today for this hearing on H.R.
Apr 10, 2006
Press Release
Responding to the problems posed by drought in the West, Rep. Mark Udall (D-CO) joined with Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX) to direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to coordinate drought monitoring and forecasting resources (April 10, 2006)
Apr 6, 2006
Press Release
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the first Space Shuttle flight was commemorated by the House today. Reps. Bart Gordon, Mark Udall and David Wu all offered statements in support of House Concurrent Resolution 366 (April 6, 2006)
Apr 5, 2006
Markup
Apr 5, 2006
Press Release
Committee Democrats otained an agreement from the Science Committee Chairman to request that the Department of Commerce transmit the Technology Administration report on offshored American jobs that was at issue in House Resolution 717 (April 5, 2006)