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President Trump Executive Actions

Trump Administration Actions (all actions available here):

FY 2025 Appropriations Uncertain as Congress Approaches CR Deadline

Fiscal year (FY) 2025 funding is set to expire on March 14 unless Congress acts. As previously reported, Congress passed a continuing resolution (CR) in December to keep the government funded…

119th Congressional Committee Assignments and Presidential Nomination Hearings Begin

As previously reported by COSSA, the 119th Congress was sworn in early January and has since begun announcing committee assignments, including key committees for the social and behavioral science research…