Congress Reshuffles Chairs of Science Panels

The House and Senate committees with jurisdiction over science agencies have now finished filling out their leadership positions. These “authorization” committees conduct oversight of federal R&D programs and are gatekeepers for science policy legislation. Funding is handled through separate appropriations committees, which have alsofinished organizing for the current Congress.

Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - February 14, 2019 Category: Physics Authors: jbehrens Source Type: news