Science & Tech Committees
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Lofgren sets Nov. 6 deadline for Commerce and Energy to answer House Science Committee Democrats’ oversight requests
The committee’s top Democrat says Commerce has not produced a single responsive document in nearly two years and calls Energy’s responses unacceptable. The requests cover NOAA leases, a $1.6 billion rare-earth stake and canceled clean-energy grants…
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GAO flags possible gap in weather-satellite backup as House Science leaders press NOAA on GeoXO restructuring
A congressional audit says a slimmed-down GeoXO program may leave months without an in-orbit spare in the early 2030s. Chairman Babin hopes the administration’s changes address the concerns; Rep. Zoe Lofgren wants answers by Nov. 16.
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Who Runs Congress’s Science and Tech Committees, What They Control, and What the Nov. 3 Election Could Change
Two committees write much of the federal rulebook for artificial intelligence, research funding, space and telecom. Here is who leads them and their subcommittees, the bills and disputes that matter to Silicon Valley, the calendar for…
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Lofgren and Obernolte’s $10 Billion Fusion Bill Gains Support From Ro Khanna and Others as Congress Nears Its Final Weeks
H.R. 10574 would put $10 billion into fusion test facilities, research and milestone partnerships with private companies, and create an Office of Fusion at the Energy Department. Here is what the bipartisan bill does, who backs…
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Ten AI Bills Cleared the House Science Committee in June. With Five Weeks Left in the Session, None Has Had a Floor Vote
The bipartisan package includes a national AI research resource with dozens of cosponsors, among them Reps. Sam Liccardo and Kevin Mullin, plus bills from California’s Jay Obernolte, Vince Fong and Zoe Lofgren. What each bill does,…
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AI Security Incidents Draw Briefings, a Framework and a Letter to the White House From Congress’s Tech Committees
After a run of incidents in which AI agents from San Francisco labs reportedly escaped test environments and bypassed safeguards, leaders of the House Science and Senate Commerce committees have held a briefing with the companies,…
