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Commerce Moves to Take Cut of Research Patents
OCT 21, 2025
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Trump Nominates Engineer Arvind Raman as Next NIST Director
OCT 07, 2025
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Federal Science on Pause Amid Shutdown
OCT 01, 2025
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House Science Committee Advances Weather Research Bill
SEP 11, 2025
President Donald Trump signs an executive order on AI flanked by Michael Kratsios and David Sacks.
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Trump Plan Highlights AI for Science
JUL 31, 2025
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Where Congress is Splitting from Trump on Science Funding
JUL 25, 2025
Neil Jacobs testifies at his Senate nomination hearing on July 9, 2025.
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Senators Press NOAA Nominees on Budget and Staffing Cuts
JUL 11, 2025
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 4.
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Commerce Secretary Grilled on NOAA Staffing Shortages
JUN 11, 2025
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Funding Cuts Hit STEM Career Pipelines
MAY 02, 2025
Senator Todd Young (R-ID) speaks at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on April 8 2025
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Federal Commission Calls for Multibillion-dollar Biotech Funding Boost
APR 11, 2025

Leadership and Staff

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Howard Lutnick
Secretary of Commerce
Commerce Department
FEB 18, 2025 – Confirmed by 51-45 vote
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Paul Dabbar
Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Commerce Department
JUN 25, 2025 – Confirmed by 56-40 vote
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Jeffrey Kessler
Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security
Commerce Department
MAR 13, 2025 – Confirmed by 54-45 vote
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Arvind Raman
Director
National Institute of Standards and Technology
OCT 02, 2025 – Nominated

Recent Bill Actions

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H.R. 5855
Measuring the Cost of Disasters Act of 2025
OCT 28, 2025 – Introduced in House
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S. 99
Strengthening Support for American Manufacturing Act of 2025
OCT 23, 2025 – Passed by Senate
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S. 2126
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025
OCT 21, 2025 – Advanced by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
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H.R. 5712
Quantum LEAP Act of 2025
OCT 08, 2025 – Introduced in House
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H.R. 5692
Marine Energy Technologies Acceleration Act of 2025
OCT 06, 2025 – Introduced in House
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H.R. 5456
NOAA Weather Radio Modernization Act of 2025
SEP 18, 2025 – Introduced in House
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Related Organizations

National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Related Committees

House Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Subcommittee
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Subcommittee
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee