Overview
- The Senate Appropriations Committee released a bipartisan plan that discards the administration’s proposed reductions to federal research.
- The House voted Thursday to back the Senate package, sending the bills into final talks before the Jan. 30 stopgap expires.
- Analysts estimate congressional totals at roughly $185–$188 billion for research, about 4% below last year yet reversing far steeper cuts sought by the White House.
- The plan sets about $8.75 billion for the National Science Foundation after a proposed 56% cut, with basic research potentially rising more than 2% according to analysts.
- Agency allocations include $24.4 billion for NASA, $8.8 billion for EPA, $8.4 billion for DOE Office of Science, $6.2 billion for NOAA, $1.4 billion for USGS, and $1.2 billion for NIST.