policy · Jul 06, 2020
AIBS Recommendations Included in House Report on Solving the Climate Crisis
A new plan from the Democratic members of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis was released on June 30, 2020. The report, “Solving the Climate Crisis: The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy, and a Healthy, Resilient, and Just America”, includes recommendations provided by AIBS in response to the Committee’s 2019 request for information from the public. AIBS urged the Committee to secure “increased federal investment in the biological sciences to improve our understanding of how living systems are being influenced by climate change, identify novel biotechnology and management practices that promote biological resilience to and mitigation of climate change, and develop innovative strategies for improving agricultural productivity while reducing the energy required to produce food and fiber.”
policy · Jul 06, 2020
Legislation Introduced to Provide COVID-19 Relief to Research Community
On June 24, 2020, lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced bipartisan legislation to provide emergency relief appropriations for federal science agencies to support the research community during the ongoing public health crisis.
policy, statements · Jun 15, 2020
CNSF Letter Supporting NSF Director Confirmation
policy · May 26, 2020
House Approves Next Coronavirus Stimulus, Includes Research Funding
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a new coronavirus relief package, The Heroes Act, on May 15, 2020. If passed by the Senate and signed by the President, this will be the fifth measure adopted by Congress to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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policy, statements · May 20, 2020
Multisociety Letter to NIH Opposing Political Interference with Funded Coronavirus Research Grant
policy, statements · May 20, 2020
Multisociety Letter on the Immigration Executive Proclamation
policy · May 11, 2020
Lawmakers Call for Next Coronavirus Relief Package to Support Scientific Workforce
Lawmakers in the House and Senate have called for the next coronavirus stimulus package to include $26 billion in funding to address the challenges faced by the U.S. scientific workforce during the pandemic. The proposed funding would cover supplements for research grants and contracts, provide emergency relief to sustain research support personnel and operating costs for research facilities, and fund additional graduate student and postdoc fellowships, traineeships, and research assistantships for up to two years. The Dear Colleague Letters calling for this support has been endorsed by several scientific organizations, including AIBS.
policy, reports · Apr 30, 2020
Science Funding in President Trump's Budget Request
AIBS Public Policy Office has released their analysis of science funding in President Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2021 budget.