HR 5304, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026. Oppose SEC. 235, restricting NIH funds for indirect costs at educational institutions subject to taxation under section 4968 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Oppose reducing ARPA-H budget from $1.5 billion to $945 million. Support American economic competitiveness and national security by opposing declines in research grant funding available, specifically the Office of Management and Budgets planned cuts federal research funding and reverse actions that have led to these cuts, including the Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal, which included unprecedented cuts to federal research agencies, including National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control. H.R.5342 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; Oppose cuts to National Science Foundation (NSF) and NASA funding, causing multiple rounds of grant cancellations and indirect cost reimbursement rate caps for research universities. Support maximum funding levels for NSF and NASA. Support American economic competitiveness and national security by opposing declines in research grant funding available, specifically the Office of Management and Budgets planned cuts federal research funding and reverse actions that have led to these cuts. 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.
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. Issues pertaining to Executive Order (EO) Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking (EO 14332), implicating bureaucracy and delays, and reduced roles of scientific quality and excellence.
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. Oppose Title XVII, Subtitle D, Sec. 1736 - Sec. 1740, the SAFE Research Act and reject it from the final conference agreement.
Oppose Department of Homeland Securitys ICE proposed rule Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media, DHS Docket No. ICEB-2025-0001, RIN 1653-AA95
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.
Support HR 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, and transfer portal reforms.