Last week in the waning days of July, Congress finally passed a major science and technology bill that had been 18 months in the making, changed names and form at least five times, and bounced back and forth from one legislative chamber to the other. The final bill, named the CHIPS and Science...
In the last week of June, the House Appropriations Committee passed two Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 appropriations bills important to the population research community. Together, the bills, Commerce, Science, Justice (CJS) and Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (LHHS), fund most of the...
PAA and APC express support for the Census Bureau, National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). These agencies are important to the Population Association of America (PAA) and Association of Population Centers (APC), because...
PAA APC CJS FY 23 House testimony 5-22.pdf
As Congress enter deliberations to reconcile the America COMPETES Act of 2022 and the US Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), PAA and APC would like to share our support for key provisions that will bolster American scientific leadership across all disciplines. #GPAC2022 #NSF ...
PAA-APC Ltr to Conferees on NSF Reauthorization Feb. 2022 FINAL (002).pdf
On Friday, February 4, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 4521, the America COMPETES Act of 2022, a sprawling bill that creates or reauthorizes scientific research programs and infrastructure at several federal agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF). The COMPETES...
With the summer and Jewish holidays behind them, Congress has returned to what promises to be a very busy fall! The agenda includes several major federal spending bills, including all 12 Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 appropriations bills, a budget reconciliation package, and an infrastructure bill. What...
On Monday, June 28, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2225, the NSF for the Future Act (NSFFA) of 2021, with a strong bipartisan vote of 345-67. Democrats were unanimous in voting in favor of the bill. Among Republicans, two-thirds of those voting supported the measure while one...
Testimony on behalf of PAA and APC Regarding the Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations for the Census Bureau and National Science Foundation Submitted to the Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies The Honorable Jean Shaheen, Chair and The...
PAA APC CJS FY 22 Senate testimony 6-21 FINAL.pdf
In the first half of the first half of the 117 th Congress, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has emerged as a major priority, with bills in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate as well as the President’s FY 2022 budget request envisioning an expanded, better resourced NSF. ...
PAA endorses H.R. 2225, the NSF for the Future Act, comprehensive legislation to reauthorize the National Science Foundation. The bill would double the size of the NSF budget, establish a new directorate to foster interdisciplinary and translational research, and vigorously promote expansion of...
PAA Endorsement ltr NSFFA 2021 FINAL.pdf