From the Hill
Explore in-depth analysis of the political climate and financial standing of the United States.
-
Spring 2019
From the Hill – Spring 2019
With the end of the border wall brouhaha, Congress passed omnibus legislation that set funding levels for fiscal year 2019. As anticipated, the budget includes substantive increases for key science agencies including… Read More -
Winter 2019
From the Hill – Winter 2019
Democratic House victory leads to musical chairs Democrats won control of the House of Representatives in the 2018 midterm elections, and the Republicans increased their majority in the Senate. Several major players… Read More -
Fall 2018
From the Hill – Fall 2018
In working to pass federal appropriations for fiscal year 2019, set to begin October 1, 2018, congressional appropriators made faster progress this spring and summer than they have in recent years, with… Read More -
Summer 2018
From the Hill – Summer 2018
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s Energy & Water Development spending bill, approved in late May on a 30-1 vote, continues congressional pushback against the sharp Department of Energy (DOE) research and development (R&D)… Read More -
Spring 2018
From the Hill – Spring 2018
A funny thing happened on the way to the White House 2019 fiscal year budget, which the Trump administration released on February 12, 2018: Congress adopted a sweeping deal to substantially increase… Read More -
Winter 2018
From the Hill – Winter 2018
The House of Representatives and the Senate spent most of 2017 turning the annual budget process on its head, with the result that at the end of December there is no official… Read More -
Summer 2017
From the Hill – Summer 2017
Trump Budget Proposal: Gloomy, but Just a Proposal The eyes of the research community are focused on the Trump administration’s proposed FY 2018 budget, which was released in May, and its fate… Read More -
Spring 2017
From the Hill – Spring 2017
Trump administration outlines budget shakeup The first Trump administration budget announcement provides a partial picture of what he has in mind for science and technology spending, and the first glimpse is not… Read More -
Summer 2016
From the Hill – Summer 2016
Congress advances spending bills for NSF, NASA, Energy, and USDA In mid-May, the House Appropriations Committee approved FY 2017 spending bills covering the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Agriculture,… Read More -
Fall 2016
From the Hill – Fall 2016
Republican 2016 Party Platform On July 18, the delegates to the Republican National Committee formally adopted the official 2016 Republican platform, which includes numerous policies and principles involving science policy issues. In… Read More -
Spring 2016
From the Hill – Spring 2016
Congress advances spending bills for NSF, NASA, Energy, and USDA In mid-May, the House Appropriations Committee approved FY 2017 spending bills covering the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Agriculture,… Read More -
Winter 2016
From the Hill – Winter 2016
“From the Hill” is adapted from the e-newsletter Policy Alert, published by the Office of Government Relations of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (www.aaas.org) in Washington, DC. Congressional budget… Read More