ACS Advocacy

Foster Innovation through Research and Technology

• ACS/CNSF thank House Approps cmte. for support of NSF | Senate 07/18
• ACS supports S. 2503 to authorize science programs at DOE | 05/18
• ACS endorses the IMPACT for Energy Act |Senate version| 05/18
  
• FY 19 Funding Targets: NSF| Office of Science| ARPA-E | 04/18
  
• ACS applauds FY 2018 omnibus spending package | 03/18
  
• ACS & others: Fund NSF at $8 billion for 2018 | 02/18
  
• ACS: Pres. Trump's FY19 budget request "disappointing"
  
• Science CEOs: Thank you for reaching a budget deal | 02/18
  
• Businesses, scientific societies, and universities call for budget cap raises | 02/18
  
• Analysis of the President's 2018 budget request | Updated 01/18
  
• The government shutdown: ACS's response | 01/18

Strengthen Science Education and the Scientific Workforce

• ACS comments on visa supplemental information changes | Multi-society companion letter | 05/18
• Scientific community rejects changes to graduate student taxes | 11/17
  • Response from Rep. Lipinski | 01/18
    
• ACS Endorses STEM provisions in the Harry W. Colmery Educational Assistance Act of 2017 |08/17
  
• ACS Endorses the Science Laureate of the United States Act | 07/17
  
• Letter on administration's proposed changes to visa applications | 05/17
• Comment on admin's proposed changes to visa applications | 05/17
• ACS and 150 science orgs call for White House to rescind executive order (Arabic) |01/17
• Statement on the immigration Presidential Executive Order (Arabic)| 01/17

Advance Sustainability and the Environment

• Comments on US withdrawal from Paris Agreement |06/17
• Scientific groups disappointed in Trump's move on climate |06/17
  
• ACS expresses concerns over climate policy changes |03/17

Promote Science in Public Policy

• Read: ACS's comment of EPA's proposed transparency rule | 05/18
  
• ACS expresses concern over proposed changes to EPA’s use of scientific data | 04/18
  
• ACS responds to latest allegations of chemical weapons use in Syria | 04/18
  
• ACS in 2018: innovation, education, integrity, & science for society | 02/18
  
• ACS, AAAS & others: Communicate science accurately | 12/17
  
• ACS urges reversal of EPA advisory committee policy | 11/17
  
• Support for FY2018 Forensic Science Research Funding | 08/17
  
• Sci community response to changes to federal advisory committees | 06/17