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Scholarly Publishing Costs Under Scrutiny by Trump Administration
MAY 20, 2026
House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole and President Donald Trump.
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House Republicans Propose Cutting Science Budgets, but by Less than Trump
MAY 08, 2026
NOAA Administrator Neil Jacobs testifying before the House Science Committee.
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Lawmakers Warn Proposed NOAA Budget Cuts Would Gut Research, Undermine Forecasting
APR 29, 2026
Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Ed Markey (D-MA) at a Senate Small Business Committee hearing in 2025.
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Congress Passes Small Business Research Reauthorization
MAR 24, 2026
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Senators Grill NIST Director Nominee
MAR 06, 2026
President Trump holds a cabinet meeting in January 2026.
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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
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at the White House in November.
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Trump Administration Overhauls CHIPS R&D Plans
NOV 26, 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
MAY 18, 2026 – Confirmed by a 46-43 vote

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S. 4439
Built To Last Act of 2026
APR 29, 2026 – Introduced in Senate
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H.R. 8479
To require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish task forces to facilitate and inform the development of technical standards and guidelines relating to the identification of content created by generative artificial intelligence, to ensure that audio or visual content created or substantially modified by generative artificial intelligence includes a disclosure acknowledging the generative artificial intelligence origin of such content, and for other purposes.
APR 23, 2026 – Introduced in House
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S. 4377
Climate Change Education Act of 2026
APR 22, 2026 – Introduced in Senate
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H.R. 8406
Climate Change Education Act of 2026
APR 21, 2026 – Introduced in House
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S. 3597
National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
APR 14, 2026 – Advanced by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
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S. 3923
Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
MAR 04, 2026 – Advanced by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
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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
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