Reports and White Papers
U.S. House Appropriations Committee Full Committee Markup: FY 26 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Bill
Wednesday, September 10, 2025  Watch the Full Markup. Introduction  The House Appropriations Committee worked on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, to pass Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Bill that includes the bulk of federal civil space spending. The FY 2026 budget negotiations for U.S. civil space agencies have centered on proposed…
U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation Subcommittee on Commerce, Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness Hearing – AI’ve Got a Plan: America’s AI Action Plan
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 Watch the Hearing  Introduction   U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness, convened a subcommittee hearing titled “AI’ve Got a Plan: America’s AI Action Plan” on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 10:00 am EST. This hearing examined President Trump’s artificial intelligence strategy, Winning the Race: America’s…
U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation Hearing – There’s a Bad Moon on the Rise: Why Congress and NASA Must Thwart China in the Space Race
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 Watch the Hearing  Introduction  The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing entitled “There’s a Bad Moon on the Rise: Why Congress and NASA Must Thwart China in the Space Race” on Wednesday, September 3, 2025. The hearing detailed the United States’ and China’s lunar ambitions and…
Senate Committee on Appropriations “Full Committee Markup of Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Acts.”
Thursday, July 17, 2025 Watch the Markup Introduction The Senate Appropriations Committee continued their work on the Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Appropriations Acts at another full committee markup on July 17. This markup comes after a dispute over the Van Hollen amendment concerning the FBI’s new headquarters which resulted in an indefinite recess on…
House Committee on Appropriations “Subcommittee Markup of Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Bill.”
 Watch the Full Markup. Introduction The House Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provides a total of $76.824 billion in discretionary allocation (a 2.8% decrease compared to FY2025 total spending). $6.234 billion of total spending is dedicated to the defense portion, while $70.590 billion goes to the non-defense portion. A summary of…
Senate Committee on Appropriations Markup: “Full Committee Markup of Commerce, Justice, Science; Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA; and Legislative Branch Appropriations Acts”
Thursday, July 10, 2025  Watch the Markup  Introduction The Senate Appropriations Committee passage of the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Bill is on hold for the timing being. The pause is related to the new location of the FBI headquarters. After the adoption of an amendment offered by CJS Ranking Member Van Hollen, which would block the…
U.S. House Committee on Science Space and Technology Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Hearing: “From Detection to Deflection: Evaluating NASA’s Planetary Defense Strategy”
Thursday May 15, 2025 Watch the Hearing  Introduction  The U.S. House Committee on Science Space and Technology (HSST) Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee held a hearing entitled “From Detection to Deflection: Evaluating NASA’s Planetary Defense Strategy” on Thursday May 15, 2025. The purpose of this hearing was to examine NASA’s Planetary Defense strategy, including efforts to…
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense: “Oversight Hearing – The United States Air Force and Space Force”
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense: Oversight Hearing – The United States Air Force and Space Force May 6, 2025  Watch the Hearing  Introduction  The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense held a subcommittee oversight hearing over the United States Air Force and Space Force on May 6, 2025.  More information.  Key Highlights General Chance Saltzman…
House Committee on Science Space and Technology “Full Committee Markup of H.R. 2984, H.R. 2600, H.R. 2313, H.R. 2613, H.R. 1223”
 House Committee on Science Space and Technology  “Full Committee Markup of H.R. 2984, H.R. 2600, H.R. 2313, H.R. 2613, H.R. 1223” Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Watch the Markup Introduction The House Committee on Science Space and Technology (HSST) held a full committee markup of H.R. 2984, H.R. 2600, H.R. 2313, H.R. 2613, H.R. 1223 on…
House Committee on Science Space and Technology Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Hearing: “Leveraging Commercial Innovation for Lunar Exploration: A Review of NASA’s CLPS Initiative”
House Committee on Science Space and Technology Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee  Hearing – Leveraging Commercial Innovation for Lunar Exploration: A Review of NASA’s CLPS Initiative  Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Watch the Hearing  Introduction  The U.S. House Committee on Science Space and Technology (HSST) Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee held a hearing entitled “Leveraging Commercial Innovation for…