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Lobbying issues and bill citations
BUD · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 6938 (H.R.5342, S.2354) - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026: Support FY26 National Science Foundation funding at the highest possible level. H.R.6938 (S.3293) - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026: Support FY26 Energy and Water Development report language for the development and planning of the Eastern Mediterraean Energy Research Center. H.R.5342 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026: Support report language on Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Projects, recommending support for the Mid-scale Research Infrastructure program as authorized by Public Law 117-167 and urging NSF to continue funding already awarded projects designed to advance STEM education and technology capabilities across the country, and a balanced approach to awarding rigorous and transformative mid-scale infrastructure projects, and to meet the various scientific needs identified by major community reports.
Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 6938, H.R.5342, S.2354, H.R.6938, S.3293, H.R.5342
SCI · Science/Technology
Issues pertaining to indirect costs of research (facilities + administration) policies and payment rates for federally funded scientific research. Issues pertaining to funding for NSF MSRI project MSRI-2, Safe Insights, national research infrastructure for large-scale learning science and engineering. Issues pertaining to the establishment of a "Primary Standards Calibration Facility" and graduate program in metrology.
DEF · Defense
Issues pertaining to interest in research funding opportunities that support Defense Department and industry needs in shipbuilding, antitamper, diamond materials, special forces and wireless technology relevant sciences. H.R.3838, Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, and S.1071, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026: Oppose Title XVII, Subtitle D, Sec. 1736 - Sec. 1740, the SAFE Research Act and reject it from the final conference agreement.
Literal federal measure citations: H.R.3838, S.1071
IMM · Immigration
Issues pertaining to support for policies conducive to international students and scholars studying and working here, as they critical to America's winning the global competition for talent, economic prosperity and innovation dominance.
CPT · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Issues pertaining to the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, including university ownership of inventions made by their researchers using federal grant funding and the ongoing expectation that universities and inventors are expected to facilitate the commercialization process, helping discoveries reach the private sector and grow the economy.
SPO · Sports/Athletics
Support H.R. 4312, the SCORE Act, to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes and to promote fair competition with respect to intercollegiate athletics, and federal standards for name-image-likeness, hard caps on universities, enforcement for NIL rule violations, collegiate agents and transfer portal reforms.
Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 4312
ENG · Energy/Nuclear
Issues pertaining to support for funding a Plasma Foundry" focused on converting waste feedstocks to high-value molecules and materials.
