CGA NEWS
(6-5-14)
To: CGA
From: A۰P۰L۰U Congressional and Governmental Affairs Staff
The Full Senate Appropriations Committee Approved the FY15 CJS Appropriations bill by a unanimous vote of 30 to 0. The bill now heads to full Senate. Floor action is likely later this month. Of note, this bill funds NSF at $7.255 billion. At the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the legislation funds the Science Mission Directorate at $5.2 billion and the Aeronautics Research Directorate at about $551 million. Within the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the bill funds Oceanic and Atmospheric Research programs at $430 million.
A summary of the bill and Chairwoman Mikulski’s opening remarks are available on the Senate Appropriations Committee website here. The bill text and report will be posted on the website shortly. You can also visit here to view the full table of APLU priorities and how they compare to the FY15 CJS numbers as passed by the full House of Representatives and Senate Appropriations Committee.
CGA are invited to visit The Science Coalition’s website, www.sciencematters2.me to view their online toolkit of materials which help explain the importance of federal support for research. The website serves as a one stop shop for information on federal investments in science, various advocacy opportunities, Congressional contact information (including each Member’s twitter handle), sample tweets and hashtags, and other efforts also focused on federal research funding.
The APLU Office of Congressional and Governmental Affairs (CGA) is seeking interns for fall 2014. As CGA members know, the Congressional and Governmental Affairs department is focused on representing public university interests before Congress and the Executive Branch on topics ranging from student financial aid and scientific research, to tax policy and appropriations, to energy policy and international development. We particularly encourage students seeking internships as part of a formal academic program at their school. Further information on the internship can be found here. We would appreciate CGA sharing this with any of your campuses DC based internship programs or interested students.
Interested students or those with questions should contact Kari McCarron at kmccarron@aplu.org.