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Zoe Lofgren

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Ranking Member, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee

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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

Rebecca Keiser and Daniel Evans testify before the House Science Committee

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Agencies Report on Research Security Progress

DEC 19, 2025

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House Science Committee Questions DOE Science Chief About Agency Reorganization

DEC 16, 2025

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NASA Goddard Building Closures Draw Scrutiny

NOV 12, 2025

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House Proposes Banning Federal Funds for Researchers with ‘Hostile’ Foreign Ties

OCT 24, 2025

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Fusion Industry Seeks $10 Billion Injection of Federal Money

SEP 23, 2025

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House Science Committee Advances Weather Research Bill

SEP 11, 2025

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Trump Gives Political Appointees Final Say on Grants

AUG 20, 2025

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Quantum Industry Reps Testify as Congress Plans NQI Update

MAY 15, 2025

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Science Agency Leases in Limbo Amid Downsizing Drive by GSA and DOGE

APR 04, 2025

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Congress Fills Out Leadership of Science Committees

FEB 27, 2025

National Lab directors testify

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DOE National Labs Describe Impacts from Trump Orders

FEB 14, 2025

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New Republican Science Chair Sketches Priorities, Sidesteps Chaos from Funding Freezes

FEB 07, 2025

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Science Agencies Disband DEI Initiatives in Response to Trump Orders

JAN 24, 2025

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Science Committee Seeks Stronger Anti-Harassment Measures in NSF Antarctic Contract

OCT 24, 2024

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NIST Director Testifies on Budget Challenges

MAY 29, 2024

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Lawmakers Question Optics Society for Using Anonymous Donations from Huawei

MAY 22, 2024

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Potential Gap in Space Stations Worries Science Committee

FEB 20, 2024

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AI Research Advocates Seek to Democratize US Supercomputing Infrastructure

FEB 08, 2024

Reps. Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)

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Delay in Anti-Harassment Policies Flagged by Science Committee

FEB 05, 2024

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Earthquake and Windstorm Mitigation Opportunities Gauged by Science Committee

JAN 31, 2024

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Science Committee Expands Investigation of Harassment in Antarctica

NOV 20, 2023

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Wildfire Research Legislation in the Works

JUL 21, 2023

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Expansion of National Quantum Initiative Pitched to Science Committee

JUN 22, 2023

Granholm Fusion Ignition Award

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DOE Launches Inertial Fusion Energy Program After Ignition Breakthrough

JUN 06, 2023

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Lawmakers Question ‘Seriousness’ of Antarctica Contractor’s Response to Sexual Assaults

MAY 11, 2023

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Case for Making NOAA an Independent Agency Examined by Science Committee

APR 27, 2023

Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) leading a House Science Committee hearing in 2018.

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Leadership Turnover Gives Science Committee a New Look

APR 18, 2023

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Science Committee Begins Work to Update Weather Research Law

APR 13, 2023

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Science Leaders in Place for 118th Congress

MAR 30, 2023

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Science Committee Examines US Science and Technology Strategy

MAR 21, 2023

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National Ignition Facility Achieves Long-Sought Fusion Goal

DEC 16, 2022

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Congress Searches for Compromise on Landmark Innovation Bill

JUN 29, 2022

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Fusion Energy Advocates Press Case for Federal Backing

NOV 30, 2021

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Lawmakers Seek to Strengthen Wildfire Science and Technology

JUL 16, 2021

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Science Committee Seeks Renewed Commitment to Fusion Research

MAR 09, 2018

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NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026

FEB 04, 2026 – Advanced by House Science, Space, and Technology Committee

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Chip Equipment Quality, Usefulness, and Integrity Protection (Chip EQUIP) Act of 2025

NOV 20, 2025 – Introduced in House

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Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025

SEP 10, 2025 – Advanced by House Science, Space, and Technology Committee

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STEM Education and Skilled Technical Workforce for Fusion Act of 2025

AUG 19, 2025 – Introduced in House