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Previous "Updates" – 105th Congress
Summary of FY99 Appropriations
Conference Agreement for NSF
October 2, 1998
On October 1st, House and Senate conferees met and
resolved their differences on the FY99 VA HUD and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill. This bill
contains funding for NSF as well as HUD, the VA, EPA,
NASA, FEMA, and assorted other independent agencies.
Full Update.
House Passes NSF Appropriations
Bill; President Signs NSF Authorization
July 30, 1998
On July 16th, the House of Representatives began debate
on the FY99 VA HUD appropriations bill. This is the
bill that contains funding for NSF - along with the
Housing Department, EPA, NASA, the Veterans' Department,
and numerous other federal agencies. The debate on
the bill has taken place over the course of the last
two weeks. Full Update.
House Appropriations
Committee Adds $70M to NSF Budget
June 25, 1998
Earlier today, the full House Appropriations Committee
marked up and reported out its version of the FY99
VA, HUD and Independent Agencies Appropriations bill.
This bill contains funding for NSF -- as well as the
VA, HUD, NASA, EPA, and numerous other independent
agencies. Full Update.
Full Senate Appropriations
Committee Mark Up
June 12, 1998
On June 11, the full Senate Appropriations Committee
marked up and reported out a number of FY99 appropriations
bills -- including the VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act for FY99. This is the bill that
contains funding for NSF, as well as the Veterans
Department, Housing and Urban Development Department,
EPA, NASA, OSTP, the Federal Emergency Management
Agency and a number of other independent agencies.
Full Update.
Senate Approves Bipartisan
NSF Authorization Bill with Vote of 99-0
May 13, 1998
On Tuesday, May 12, 1998, the Senate passed a three-year
NSF authorization bill, a step that clears the way
for House action on the same legislation. During yesterday's
brief debate, Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee
Chairman James Jeffords (R-VT) and Ranking Member
Edward Kennedy (D-MA) each noted the historic bipartisan
support that NSF has enjoyed throughout its history.
Full Update.
House Science Committee
Hears NSF's Budget Request
April 23, 1998
In what will be his last appearance before the House
Science Committee in his role as Director of the National
Science Foundation, Dr. Neal Lane presented the agency's
FY 1999 budget request to receptive members of the
Basic Science Subcommittee. Dr. John Hopcroft, Cornell
University, also testified in support of the budget
in his role as a member of the National Science Board.
Full Update.
President Signs into Law
Congress' 5% Increase For NSF's Fiscal Year 1998 Budget
November 6, 1997
On October 27, 1997, the President signed into law
the FY 1998 VA, HUD and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act. This appropriation act includes funding for NSF
as well as for the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, the Veterans Administration, NASA, EPA,
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and numerous
other independent agencies. Full
Update.
House-Senate Conferees
Agree to 5% Increase for NSF's Fiscal Year 1998 Budget
October 1, 1997
On September 30, 1997, House and Senate members of
the VA, HUD and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Subcommittees met and completed their conference on
the FY98 VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act. This appropriation bill includes funding for
NSF as well as for the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, the Veterans Administration, NASA, EPA,
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and numerous
other independent agencies. Full
Update.
Senate and House Action
on NSF's FY 98 Budget
July 28, 1997
On July 22, the Senate passed by an overwhelming margin,
S. 1034, the FY98 VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations bill. This bill includes funding for
the National Science Foundation, as well as HUD, VA,
EPA, NASA, FEMA, and numerous other agencies. For
NSF, the Senate is recommending a total appropriation
of $3.377 billion. This amount is $10 million more
than the request and represents a 3.3% increase over
the FY 1997 level. It is $110 million below the level
recommended by the House. Full
Update.
Senate and House Action
on NSF's FY 1998 Appropriation; House Recommends a
6.6% Increase
July 18, 1997
On July 17, the full Senate Appropriations Committee
marked up and reported out the FY98 VA, HUD, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations bill. This bill includes funding
for the National Science Foundation, as well as HUD,
VA, EPA, NASA, FEMA, and numerous other agencies.
The only change to the NSF portion of the bill from
the way it was reported by the subcommittee on July
15, was the addition of report language concerning
the location of an atmospheric science facility, known
as the Polar Cap Observatory. PCO is part of the NSF
budget request in its major research equipment account.
Full Update.
House Appropriations Committee
Ratifies Subcommittee's Recommendation of a 6.6 Percent
Increase for NSF
July 9, 1997
On July 8, 1997, the full House Appropriations Committee
marked up and reported out the FY98 VA, HUD, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations bill. House floor action on
this bill is expected in the next week or two. As
most know, this bill contains funding for NSF, NASA,
HUD, VA, EPA and a host of other independent agencies.
The full committee mark up did not change the NSF
portion of the bill as it was reported out by the
VA, HUD and Independent Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee
on June 26. Full Update.
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Marks Up NSF's FY 1998 Budget
June 25, 1997
On June 25, 1997, the House VA, HUD, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee marked up the
FY98 VA HUD appropriation bill which contains funding
for NSF, NASA, HUD, VA, EPA and a host of other independent
agencies. For NSF the subcommittee is recommending
a total of $3.487 billion. This represents an increase
of 6.6% or $217 million over the FY 1997 level. Full
Update.
The Balanced Budget Agreement
of 1997 - What It Means For the National Science Foundation
May 21, 1997
On May 20, 1997, the House passed a budget resolution
reflecting the bipartisan reached by the Congressional
leadership and the White House last week. The budget
agreement would balance the federal budget by 2002,
provide tax relief totaling $85 billion, restrain
the growth in discretionary spending, and attempt
to slow the growth in Medicare, Medicaid, and other
entitlement programs. Full
Update.
Highlights On the Hill
May 15, 1997
This week the House and Senate Budget Committees had
hoped to mark-up versions of the Budget Agreement
hammered out between congressional leaders and the
White House. However, last minute snags have delayed
markups as budget negotiators seek to find agreement
on the final details of budget plan that would balance
the budget by the year 2002. Full
Update.
Highlights on the Hill
for This Week
April 11, 1997
It was a very busy week for NSF on Capitol Hill as
several key hearings were held on various NSF programs.
NSF Director Neal Lane testified on two separate occasions,
once before the House VA/HUD subcommittee on the FY
1998 Budget Request for NSF and again before the House
Basic Research Subcommittee on the new Partnerships
for Advanced Computational Infrastructure (PACI) program.
Full Update.
Highlights On the Hill
for This Week
March 26, 1997
Unfortunately, last-minute holds on all pending nominations
prevented Senate confirmation of nominees to the National
Science Board last week. It is hoped that the Senate
will quickly move to consider these nominations upon
return from Easter recess. The House and Senate are
in Easter recess until April 8th. While
legislators are in their districts, work on the budget
and appropriations continue: congressional staff use
this time to prepare for the upcoming hearings and
legislation. Full Update.
Highlights On the Hill
for This Week
March 19, 1997
After being mired behind two highly controversial
labor bills, nominations to the National Science Board
reported out by the Senate Labor and Human Resources
Committee on Tuesday, March 18, 1997. This clears
the nominations for consideration on the Senate floor
which could take place this week. Full
Update.
Highlights On the Hill
for This Week
March 13, 1997
Work on a FY 1998 budget agreement continues slowly.
House Majority Leader Richard Armey (R-TX) on Tuesday
said that Republicans hope to take identical budget
resolutions to the House and Senate floors during
the first two weeks of May - while negotiations with
the administration continue in the hopes of avoiding
the conflict that marked previous budget negotiations.
Some House GOP members have voiced frustration at
the lack of a Republican alternative to the President's
Budget. Full Update.
Looking Ahead
January 29, 1997
The House and Senate are completing their organizational
efforts as January draws to a close. We expect things
to pick up in February with the state of the union
address on February 4th and the budget
being released on February 6th. Early action
will focus on the Balanced Budget amendment and term
limits with the House expected to act on the Balanced
Budget amendment the first or second week in February.
The Senate is on a similar time table. Full
Update.
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