Join the American Institute of Biological Sciences on April 20-22, 2026 for our annual Congressional Visits Day in Washington, DC.

AIBS has provided testimony to the House Appropriations Committee regarding fiscal year 2025 funding for biological research programs within the Smithsonian Institution, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Environmental Protection Agency.

AIBS has provided testimony to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees urging Congress to provide the National Science Foundation with at least $11.9 billion in fiscal year 2025.

The Public Policy Report has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community.

AIBS has provided testimony to the House Appropriations Committee urging Congress to provide the National Institutes of Health with a base budget of at least $51.3 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2025.

AIBS has endorsed a community letter urging congressional appropriators to support increased funding for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Science and Technology account in fiscal year 2025.

AIBS and other members of Friends of NOAA have urged congressional appropriators to provide robust funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in fiscal year 2025.

AIBS joined 48 other stakeholder groups in urging House and Senate appropriators to provide robust funding for agricultural research in fiscal year (FY) 2025.

Ask your U.S. Senator to sign a Dear Colleague Letter in support of $11.9 billion in funding for the National Science Foundation in 2025.

The Public Policy Report has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community.

Scientists from across the country were in Washington, DC, on April 15-17, 2024, to participate in the AIBS Communications Boot Camp for Scientists and Congressional Visits Day.