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COSSA Washington Update, Volume 38 Issue 22
Featured News Census Bureau Releases “Demonstration” Decennial Data Products, Working with National Academies to Collect Public Input COSSA in Action November’s Headlines to Feature Deep Dive on 2020 Census Congressional News FY 2020 Spending Still Uncertain, Continuing Resolution Likely Through December House Committee Passes Higher Education Act Reauthorization Federal Agency & Administration News White House Hosts Summit of the Joint Committee on the Research Environment New Advisory Committee on Evidence Building Seeking Nominations NIH to Host 2019 Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival Nomination Opportunities Funding Opportunities Notices & Requests for Comment Fellowships & Professional Development Community News & Reports…
FY 2020 Spending Still Uncertain, Continuing Resolution Likely Through December
As COSSA has reported, the federal government is currently operating under a continuing resolution (CR), a stopgap measure that has frozen funding for federal agencies at fiscal year (FY) 2019 levels, which is set to expire on November 21. On October 31, the Senate made progress on its FY 2020 appropriations work by passing a package of four spending bills, including the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies bill that funds the National Science Foundation and Census Bureau, but leaving the fate of the remaining eight appropriations bills – and final year funding – uncertain. While the final decisions on…
Nita Lowey, House Appropriations Chair, Announces Retirement
Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) announced on October 10 that she will not seek reelection next year after 31 years in Congress. Rep. Lowey became the first woman to Chair the House Appropriations Committee when the Democrats took control of the House in 2019. Her retirement will lead to a reshuffling among senior Democratic appropriators. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), who currently chairs the Energy and Water Subcommittee, is the most senior Democrat on the committee after Lowey, has said that she would be interested in chairing the Committee, but Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), current chair of the powerful Labor, Health and…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 38 Issue 19
Featured News Senate Makes Progress on FY 2020 Appropriations for NSF, Census, NIH, Education, USDA COSSA in Action October’s Headlines Webchat to Feature Deep Dive on Challenges Facing USDA Research and Statistics Adam Seth Levine of Researh4impact Answers “Why Social Science?” Congressional News President Signs Continuing Resolution Keeping Government Open Until Thanksgiving House Science Committee Hosts Hearing on Responding to Extreme Weather Events, Highlights Social & Behavioral Science Solutions Federal Agency & Administration News NSF Social Science Director Releases Dear Colleague Letter on Repositioning NICHD Releases 2020 Strategic Plan NIH Evaluates Strategy on Countering Foreign Influence in Research Nomination Opportunities…
President Signs Continuing Resolution Keeping Government Open Until Thanksgiving
On Friday September 27, just three days before the end of fiscal year (FY) 2019, the President signed into law a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government open until November 21. This stopgap measure will continue funding the government at FY 2019 levels and was approved by the House on September 19 and the Senate on September 26. This CR will allow the Senate to finish its work on spending bills and reconcile differences with the spending proposals from the House. At the time of this writing, the House has passed 10 of the 12 appropriations and the Senate…
State of Play: FY 2020 Appropriations for Social Science Research
Both chambers of Congress will be back in Washington next week and will have only a few weeks to make progress on the fiscal year (FY) 2020 appropriations bills before FY 2019 ends on September 30. At the time of this writing, 10 of the 12 appropriations bills have been passed by the full House of Representatives. However, the Senate had deferred its consideration of any spending bills (even in subcommittee) until a compromise was reached to provide reprieve from budget caps set in place by the Budget Control Act of 2011. On August 2, President Trump signed a two-year…
Budget Deal Signed; Congress Leaves for Summer Recess with FY 2020 Outcome Unknown
On August 2, President Trump signed a two-year budget agreement that provides federal programs relief from automatic spending cuts set to take effect in fiscal years (FY) 2020 and 2021 as well as raises the debt ceiling for two years. The deal allows Congress to appropriate spending increases for defense and non-defense discretionary programs, including for research, healthcare, and the upcoming 2020 Census. The passage of the budget deal clears the way for Congress to pass FY 2020 funding bills when it returns in September from its annual summer recess, but it will have to act quickly to avert a…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 38 Issue 15
Featured News Administration Ends Attempts to Add Citizenship to 2020 Census Congressional News Congress and White House Strike Budget Deal Before Congress Leaves for Recess House Science Committee Holds Hearing on Scientific Integrity at Federal Agencies Federal Agency & Administration News OMB Releases First Set of Evidence Act Guidance NSF Releases Dear Colleague Letter on Research Protection White House Announces Winners of Early Career Awards in Science and Engineering Nomination Opportunities Funding Opportunities Notices & Requests for Comment Recent Reports Open Positions Community News & Reports AAAS’ Rush Holt Retires, Alan Leshner Named Acting CEO as Search for Successor Continues…
Congress and White House Strike Budget Deal Before Congress Leaves for Recess
As Congress prepares to leave for its annual August recess, Congressional leaders have struck a deal with the White House to raise the budget caps and debt ceiling for the coming fiscal years. The deal will allow for an increase in defense and non-defense discretionary spending, and provide relief from the final two years of automatic budget cuts put in place by the Budget Control Act of 2011. This deal means that increases are now possible for programs across the government, including research, healthcare, and the upcoming 2020 Census. As COSSA has reported, the House of Representatives is nearly done working on…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 38 Issue 14
Featured News Census Citizenship Question Saga Continues COSSA in Action Save the Date for Social Science Advocacy Day 2020 July’s Headlines Webchat to Feature Deep Dive on 2020 Census Letters & Statements Congressional News House Nearly Finalizes Appropriations; Senate Movement Uncertain House Science Committee Hosts Hearing on Societal and Ethical Implications of Artificial Intelligence Federal Agency & Administration News National Science Board Seeks Nominations for 2020 Honorary Awards Nomination Opportunities Funding Opportunities Notices & Requests for Comment Open Positions Community News & Reports Recent Reports Events Calendar
House Passes First of FY 2020 Bills
The House of Representatives passed the first set of fiscal year (FY) 2020 appropriations bills on June 21, including the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies bill, which is responsible for funding the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Department of Education, among other agencies. The House next turned to consideration of another package of bills, including the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies bill (CJS), which funds the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Census Bureau, among other agencies. At the time of publication, the House is still considering the CJS bill package, but is expected…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 38 Issue 11
Featured News House Panel Approves FY 2020 Funding for NSF, Census, BJS, and NIJ COSSA in Action Letters & Statements Congressional News Joint Economic Committee Holds Hearing on 2020 Census and Business Impacts International Education Reauthorization Bills Introduced in Both Chambers Federal Agency & Administration News Nomination Opportunities Funding Opportunities Notices & Requests for Comment Fellowships & Professional Development Community News & Reports AAAS Accepting Nominations for 2020 Awards & Prizes National Academies Release New Report on Adolescent Development Nomination Opportunities Funding Opportunities Notices & Requests for Comment Recent Reports Events Calendar
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 38 Issue 10
Featured News COSSA Holds Largest-Ever Social Science Advocacy Day COSSA in Action May’s Headlines to Feature Deep Dive on Academies’ Decadal Survey of Social Science Applications for Intelligence Analysis COSSA Submits FY 2020 Testimony to Senate Appropriations Committee in Support of Social Science Funding for NSF, Census, NIJ, and BJS Congressional News House Committee Approves FY 2020 Spending for NIH, CDC, BLS, AHRQ, ED House Science Committee Holds Hearing on NSF Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request Federal Agency & Administration News National Science Board Accepting Nominations NSF Convergence Accelerator Seeks Next Topics White House Announces New Joint Committee on U.S….
COSSA Submits FY 2020 Testimony to House Appropriations Committee in Support of Science Funding
As it does each year, COSSA submitted outside witness testimony to the House Appropriations subcommittees responsible for funding federal agencies important to the social sciences. COSSAÂ submitted testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for calling for increased funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Bureau of Justice Statistics, and the Census Bureau in fiscal year (FY) 2020. COSSA also submitted testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies calling for increased funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for…
Congressional Appropriators Get to Work; NSF Director Testifies
Following the release of the Administration’s fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget request, Congressional leaders have gotten to work on spending bills for the coming fiscal year. As COSSA has previously reported, Congress must first address the limits to discretionary spending (“raise the caps”) before they can complete the FY 2020 appropriations process. Congress has until the end of September to finalize all government spending. COSSA has signed onto a letter as part of the Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) to encourage Congress to raise the caps on discretionary spending. While Congress has yet to reach a broader budget deal…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 38 Issue 6
Featured News Details of President’s FY 2020 Budget Request Emerge COSSA in Action COSSA Urges Action on Non-Defense Discretionary Spending COSSA Asks OMB to Remove Census Citizenship Question Letters & Statements Federal Agency & Administration News National Science Foundation Invites Participation in Convergence Accelerator Pilot William Beach Confirmed as BLS Commissioner Nomination Opportunities Funding Opportunities Notices & Requests for Comment Open Positions Fellowships & Professional Development Community News & Reports National Academies Releases Decadal Survey of the Social and Behavioral Science for Applications to National Security Nomination Opportunities Notices & Requests for Comment COSSA Member Spotlight Recent Reports Events Calendar
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 38 Issue 4
Featured News Compromise on FY 2019 Funding Reached, Averting Second Shutdown; Read COSSA’s Analysis of the Omnibus COSSA in Action COSSA Submits Comments on Draft NICHD Strategic Plan COSSA Endorses Census Idea Act Letters & Statements Congressional News Pingree Reintroduces Bill to Block USDA Research Moves Federal Agency & Administration News Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Census Citizenship Question Department of Commerce Seeks Input on 2020 Census Data Collection Nomination Opportunities Funding Opportunities Notices & Requests for Comment Open Positions Fellowships & Professional Development Community News & Reports AAAS CEO Rush Holt to Retire in 2019; Search Underway for…
Compromise on FY 2019 Funding Reached, Averting Second Shutdown; Read COSSA’s Analysis of the Omnibus
After the longest partial-government shutdown in U.S. history, Congress came to a compromise on February 14 on funding the entire federal government for the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2019, which began on October 1, 2018. The omnibus spending package contains 7 individual appropriations bills, including the Agriculture; Commerce, Justice, Science; Interior and Environment; Homeland Security; Financial Services and General Government; State and Foreign Operations; and Transportation and Housing and Urban Development appropriations bills. On February 15, President Trump signed the bill into law, closing a painful chapter and officially kicking off work on FY 2020 funding. The final package…
Committees Begin to Announce Leadership, Membership as FY 2019 Funding Remains Uncertain
While some parts of the federal government, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Department of the Interior, and the Census Bureau, remain closed as part of the partial government shutdown, Congress is at work organizing committees, selecting leaders, and preparing for the work of the 116th Congress. Many Congressional leadership positions important to the social and behavioral sciences have been announced over the past few weeks. The House and Senate Appropriations Committees have both announced their subcommittee leadership, and while leadership on Senate subcommittees important to the social and behavioral sciences will remain…
Government Shutdown Continues into Third Week, Leaving Uncertainty for FY 2019
The partial government shutdown has stretched into its third week, leaving many government agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Department of the Interior, and the Census Bureau, shuttered. Unlike government shutdowns of the recent past, this shutdown is not related to disputed funding levels, but rather policy disagreements and political maneuvering. This means that we already have an idea of what the final funding numbers will be once the policy impasse has cleared, as Congress has already negotiated most of its appropriations bills. Once funding is finalized, COSSA will release an analysis…