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What We Do

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  • Collaborate with scientific societies, research institutions, and coalitions—including AIBS member societies—to work with Congress, the White House, and federal agencies to improve science policy.

  • Review federal legislation and regulatory notices, provide comments to policymakers, and advocate for science policy.

  • Alert our members to important developing issues and enable them to quickly contact their lawmakers using the AIBS Legislative Action Center.

  • Write the bi-weekly AIBS Public Policy Report, an electronic newsletter providing policy analysis, legislative alerts, and other information about science policy developments, including funding for federal research grant programs and threats to the teaching of evolution in states and local communities.

  • Report on issues related to public policy and the biological sciences through the Washington Watch column in the AIBS journal, BioScience.

  • Help our member societies reach their policy goals and support scientists' engagement in the public policy process through Congressional briefings, Capitol Hill visit days, and tools such as the AIBS Legislative Action Center.

  • Produce the weekly AIBS Federal Register Resource, which reports proposed federal rules and regulations on biological research and science education.

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