Updated: Budget agreement boosts U.S. science
NIH leads the pack as Congress hikes basic research at several agencies
Budget 2016
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Senate panel approves $2 billion raise for NIH in 2016
Increase would be largest agency has seen since doubling ended 12 years ago -
House bill would give NIH $1.1 billion more in 2016
But draft measure also terminates AHRQ, agency that studies evidence-based medicine -
Congressional Republicans split over climate, social science spending
While House bill calls for cuts, Senate measure backs the status quo -
Bipartisan Senate coalition calls for boost in energy research
Senate version is more generous than COMPETES bill passed by the House -
House spending panel does its best to hide large cut to NSF social and geosciences research
Those fields would lose 16% after lawmakers protect other scientific disciplines within a nearly flat budget -
Senate subcommittee moves to pull U.S. out of ITER fusion project
Spending bill also includes small raise for DOE science -
NSF should help build massive telescope in Hawaii, says senior appropriator
Agency so far has made no commitment to $1.55 billion TMT project -
Key House Republican says 70% of NSF’s research dollars should go to "core" science—not geo or social research
Representative John Culberson spells out new metric for research spending -
House spending panel calls for cuts at NASA, NOAA, and NIST, small increase for NSF
First vote scheduled for Thursday -
Research advocates watch, warily, as Congress tries to finish its budget outline
Largely symbolic legislation still carries political weight -
Bypass White House, come to Congress with spending request, key legislator tells NSF
Chair of spending panel says administration vetting distorts scientific priorities -
Earth science is not hard science, congressional Republicans declare
In new tactic, climate change critics go beyond dismissing the research and dis the discipline -
Moniz defends DOE budget at House hearings
Republicans complain budget tips too far toward applied science -
NSF's new budget reflects White House priorities on climate and environment
France Córdova emerges as a team player as 2016 budget sets up battle with Congress -
BUDGET 2016 COVERAGE: A roundup of Obama's science spending request
Coverage of the White House budget release
