Ask Your Members of Congress to Cosponsor the RISE Act

On February 27, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the latest COVID-19 relief package—the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319). The package includes $600 million for the National Science Foundation and $150 million for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, but it does not include research relief provisions at the levels requested by the scientific community.    Related StoriesScience Groups Call for Increased Federal Investment in Agricultural ResearchScientific Organizations Highlight Biodiversity Collections in Letter to House Science CommitteeLatest Public Policy Report 
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