ACS Advocacy Washington Highlights
Letters by Year
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2025
- ACS Sends Letter to Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
- ACS Joins Science and Technology Organizations to Urge Congressional Appropriations Leadership to Support NIST
- ACS Responds to a Request for Information on AI Policy from the Office of Science and Technology Policy
- ACS Joins the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the Materials Research Society, and the Electrochemical Society to ask Congress to Sustain Funding for Basic Scientific Research
- Letter to the Acting Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
- ACS Welcomes New NSF Chemistry Director
- ACS Sends Letter to Director of the Department of Energy
- ACS Sends Letter to Congressional Leadership on Science Funding
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2024
- ACS Joins ESC Call to Fund DOE Foundation
- ACS Joins ESC Letter on Office of Science Funding in FY25
- ACS Endorses Critical Materials Future Act
- ACS Joins CNSF Letter to Appropriations Committee Leaders
- ACS Joins ESC letter of Support for Quantum Leadership Act
- ACS Joins ESC Statement of Support for Artificial Intelligence Act
- ACS Joins Request for Senate to Include CFATS in NDAA
- ACS Joins NIST Coalition in Supporting Creation of NIST Foundation
- ACS Weighs in On Spectrum and National Security Act
- ACS Joins ESC Letter on Artificial Intelligence
- ACS joins ACC In Request To Renew Anti-terrorism Program
- ACS Joins CNSF Letter to Appropriators
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2023
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2022
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2021
- ACS joins AIChE and NOBCChE in calling on administration to appoint chemical process safety expert to Chemical Safet Board | 11/21
- ACS joins Societies to request support for Afghan Scholars and Students | 9/21
- ACS joines APS and IEEE in supporting additional EB Visas | 9/21
- ACS requests Senate Appropriators support CSB | 07/21
- ACS joins coalition congratulating Eric Lander on confirmation to Director of Office of Science and Technology Policy | 7/21
- ACS thanks House Appropriators for supporting CSB | 07/21
- ACS writes in support of appropriations for NIH | 07/21
- ACS leads community letter supporting NSF | 06/21
- ACS endorses DOE Science for the Future Act | 6/21
- ACS joins with Climate Science Working Group for statement on Climate Change | 06/21
- ACS endorses NSF for the Future Act | 05/21
- ACS endorses bill to reduce plastics waste | 05/21
- ACS colloborates with research community to request the President support the RISE Act | 3/21
- ACS joins NIST Coalition in call for additional FY22 funding | 3/21
- ACS joins Energy Sciences Coalition letter to Budget Committee | 3/21
- ACS joins broader STEM community in call for Presidential Leadership on STEM Education | 3/21
- ACS joins 16 other groups in comment on H-1B prioritization | 3/21
- ACS joins Energy Sciences Coalition letter on FY22 Budget | 2/21
- ACS endorses the Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act | 2/21
- ACS joins CNSF in call for COVID relief funding for NSF | 1/21
- ACS joins TFAI in request for prioritizing research funding | 1/21
- ACS comments on final EPA Transparency Rule | 01/21
- ACS celebrates passage of Sustainable Chemistry Bill | 01/21
- ACS celebrates elevation of OSTP to Cabinet-level | 1/21
- ACS releases 2021 Public Policy Agenda | 01/21
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2020
- ACS joins Energy Sciences Coalition letter to Presidential Transition | 12/20
- ACS offers feedback on EPA's National Recycling Strategy | 12/20
- ACS joins coalition to comment on visa prioritization | 12/20
- ACS joins other scientific societies and organizations to request completion of FY21 appropriations | 12/20
- ACS joins Coalition for National Security Research to offer funding recommendations | 12/20
- ACS joins Coalition for National Security Research in offering budget recommendations for FY22 | 12/20
- ACS joins ESC in requesting support for DOE Office of Science in FY21 | 11/20
- ACS and Coalition for National Science Funding request increased support for Nationa Science Foundation in FY21 | 11/20
- ACS joins NIST Coalition in thanking Senate Appropriators for support| 11/20
- ACS joins multisociety coalition to request visa lottery comment extension | 11/20
- ACS joins coalition to express concerns about visa wage rule | 11/20
- ACS expresses misgivings about changes to diversity training guidelines | 10/20
- ACS joins other societies in expressing concerns about diversity training changes | 10/20
- ACS replies to Administration request for information on STEM Education Strategic Plan | 10/20
- ACS comments on student visa changes | 10/20
- ACS endorses RESTART Act | 09/20
- ACS endorses RISE Act for supplemental research funding | 06/20
- ACS endorses Plastics Recycling R&D Act | 06/20
- ACS supports NIH in FY21 Appropriations | 05/20
- ACS comments on supplemental EPA transparency rule | 05/20
- Prior comment on proposed rule | 05/18
- ACS endorses Secure Energy Critical Elements Act | 03/20
- ACS endorses American Energy Innovation Act | 03/20
- ACS requests appropriators fully fund the CSB | 03/20
- ACS joins CNSR in thanking Congress for completing FY20 appropriations | 02/20
- ACS joins ESC in calling for continued support of the Office of Science | 02/20
- ACS endorses Save Our Seas 2.0 Act | 02/20
- ACS responds to a request for information from the Joint Committee on Research Environments | 1/20
- ACS calls on Senate and White House to work together to fill CSB | 1/20