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On February 27, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the latest COVID-19 relief package—the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319). The package includes $600 million for the National Science Foundation and $150 million for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, but it does not include research relief provisions at the levels requested by the scientific community.

Congress has yet to pass COVID-19 recovery and assistance legislation, including supplemental funding for scientific research and development.

Congress and the White House have allowed politics to get in the way of passing COVID-19 recovery and assistance legislation, including $26 billion in supplemental funding for scientific research and development.

On July 6, 2020, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued guidance that would force international students to leave the country if they do not participate in in-person instruction during the fall 2020 semester. Please take a few moments to write to your members of Congress about intervening to protect foreign students in the United States.

Please take a few moments to write to your members of Congress about providing scientific organizations with critically needed aid to help cope with financial loss due to COVID-19.

Please consider sending an e-letter to your members of Congress – the procedure just takes a few moments:

Congress has started debate on funding levels for federal programs for fiscal year 2021. Please show your support for the National Science Foundation (NSF) by asking your Representative to sign a letter in support of funding the agency at $9 billion in 2021.