Congress Plans to Mostly Buck Trump's NSF, NASA, Energy Cuts

"the scientific community has spoken out over the last year, and Congress has listened by rejecting steep budget cuts to science."

"This is an important step in a series of many still to come, as Congress must ensure that appropriated funds are fully obligated, and a full federal budget is passed,"

Federal appropriations proposals largely reject the president's proposed deep cuts to major research agencies. President Trump requested a $5 billion cut from the National Science Foundation compared to its budget last year. Appropriations committees in each chamber proposed cutting only about $310 million, leaving NSF with roughly $8.8 billion. In July, Senate appropriators suggested a $16 million cut while House appropriators proposed a $2 billion cut. For NASA, the administration sought a $6 billion reduction, but the bicameral legislation would cut roughly $400 million. For the Department of Energy Office of Science, the administration requested a $1.1 billion cut while the legislation suggests a $160 million increase. Parts of the federal government face a shutdown after Jan. 30 if appropriations bills are not passed. The AAAS appropriations debate tracker provided the figures.

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