US EditionU.S. Senate Passes Bill to Boost Federal Science Spending After White House Sought Major Cuts
The Senate voted 82-15 to increase funding for NOAA, NASA, and the National Science Foundation, reversing Trump’s proposed cuts and supporting over 250,000 researchers, officials said.
- On January 15, 2026, the U.S. Senate approved billions for federal science agencies in an 82-15 vote, rejecting deep cuts the administration sought and funding through Sept. 30.
- Facing proposed steep cuts, congressional leaders led by Senator Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Senator Patty Murray, D-Wash., moved to rebuff the administration sought 57% NSF and about 47% NASA science reductions, preserving indirect research costs.
- The bill directs targeted increases including $8.75 billion for the National Science Foundation, $1.67 billion more for NOAA, $5.63 billion more for NASA, and $1.6 billion for Astrophysics.
- The measure now heads to President Donald Trump to sign as lawmakers face a Jan. 30 deadline to approve spending before the stopgap funding measure expires.
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Congress passes bill to fund U.S. science agencies, rebuffing Trump’s requested cuts
In a rebuff of the Trump administration’s proposal to drastically cut funding for federal science agencies, the Senate voted on Thursday to provide billions more to NOAA, NASA and the National Science Foundation than the president had asked for.
US Senate passes bill to boost federal science spending after White House sought major cuts
The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by President Donald Trump in space and other areas.
Senate Rejects Budget Cuts, Boosts Science Funding | Science-Environment
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill approving billions in funding for federal science agencies, countering proposed budget cuts by the White House. Major beneficiaries include NASA, NSF, and NOAA, with NSF receiving $8.75 billion to advance quantum information science and artificial intelligence research, while NOAA receives $634 million for weather forecasting improvements.
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