COSSA's Analysis of FY 2025 Senate Bills

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The Future of Social and Behavioral Science in Evidence-Based Policymaking

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from the COSSA Washington Update

Featured News

from the COSSA Washington Update

Preparing for Next Week’s Elections: Content from COSSA!

In anticipation of next week’s elections, we wanted to share some of our past Why Social Science? posts and Headlines webinars to help you navigate the next few days. Why…

Congress: Competitive Elections for the SBS Community to Watch

As November 5 rapidly approaches, Congress is likely to see some leadership changes in both the House and the Senate. With a current slim majority in both chambers, competitive races…

Congress Passes CR; Pushes Deadline to December 20

Last week, Congress passed a continuing resolution (CR) to push the budget deadline of September 30 to December 20, allowing members to depart for the campaign trail in October. The…