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The legislation, which now heads to the House, aims to ensure the country can compete with China technologically by supporting research and development over the next five years.

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The inspection reports that had been removed a few years ago due to privacy concerns have resurfaced, pleasing animal rights advocates.

The legislative package for 2020 allots $25 million for gun-violence research, which has been on hold for more than two decades.

The National Defense Authorization Act calls for a new task force and roundtable to limit foreign government involvement in federally funded research.

In the wake of reports of CRISPRed babies born in China, a bipartisan resolution “opposes the experiments that resulted in pregnancies using genome-edited human embryos.”

An amendment to the 2020 funding bill would prohibit the Trump administration from convening ethics advisory boards to review funding proposals involving the tissues.

A spending bill approved by a House committee would require the agency to “accelerate” the replacement of nonhuman primates in laboratories starting in October.

The bill for fiscal year 2019 increases allocations for NSF, FDA, and others above 2018 levels.

The ongoing stalemate over the federal budget has forced one-quarter of the US government to begin a second week of closure.

The Democrats’ takeover of the House inspires hope for science-based policies, but voters struck down several ballot initiatives to counteract climate change.

Opponents of the proposal call the changes a “wildlife extinction package.”

Appointed by Ronald Reagan, Heckler led the agency from 1983 to 1985, and helped promote research into AIDS.

Medical groups have criticized the legislation, which will give terminal patients access to experimental treatments, as dangerous and unnecessary.

Rush Holt, CEO of AAAS, discusses what’s changed as a result of the March for Science—and what hasn’t.

In 2017, the agency began posting redacted records, but Congress is now demanding full transparency.

NIH, NSF, and the DOE’s Office of Science will be among the agencies with budget increases if the omnibus bill is passed.

Trained in microbiology, Slaughter championed science, women’s health, and consumer protections as a member of the US House of Representatives.

A science-oriented political action committee is supporting candidates across the country.