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A Look Back at Project 2025’s Plans for Science
FEB 05, 2026
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Congress Pushes Back on Trump Indirect Cost Caps
JAN 22, 2026
OSTP Director Michael Kratsios testifies before the House Science Committee.
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Kratsios Calls on Congress to Back Federal AI Strategy
JAN 16, 2026
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Congress Set to Finalize Science Budgets Rejecting Trump Cuts
JAN 09, 2026
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Trump Administration Overhauls CHIPS R&D Plans
NOV 26, 2025
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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

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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S. 3639
Satellite and Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act of 2026
JAN 14, 2026 – Introduced in Senate
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H.R. 7025
Evidence-Based Grantmaking Act of 2026
JAN 13, 2026 – Introduced in House
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H.R. 2683
Remote Access Security Act of 2025
JAN 12, 2026 – Passed by House
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S. 3597
National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
JAN 08, 2026 – Introduced in Senate
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S. 320
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025
JAN 05, 2026 – Passed by Senate
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S. 1626
National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
JAN 05, 2026 – Passed by Senate
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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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