AAAS established the Center for Science, Technology and Congress in July 1994. Funded by a grant from the Burroughs-Wellcome Fund, the Center provides timely, objective information to Congress on current science and technology issues and assists the science and engineering community in understanding and working with Congress.

HEADLINES

AAAS Supports the SPEAK Act
AAAS sent Sen. Dodd and Rep. Ehlers letters on June 2 supporting their draft of the Standards to Provide Educational Achievement for Kids (SPEAK) Act.

May 2009 issue of Science and Technology in Congress now available

AAAS Comments on NIH Stem Cell Guidelines
On May 20, AAAS commented on the National Institutes of Health Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research, published in the Federal Register on April 23, 2009.

AAAS Comments on the Presidential Memo on Scientific Integrity
On May 13, AAAS responded to the Office of Science and Technology Policy's (OSTP) request for public comment on the Presidential Memo on Scientific Integrity published in the Federal Register on April 23, 2009.

AAAS Thanks Secretaries Salazar and Locke
AAAS sent letters to both Secretaries thanking them for restoring the interagency consultation process of the Endangered Species Act.

AAAS Sponsors Workshop for Public Engagement of Scientists
On March 28, dozens of scientists convened at the AAAS Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division Annual Meeting in Tulsa, OK, to discuss the public engagement of scientists at the state and local level, particularly with respect to threats to science education. Video from the workshop will be soon be posted on the AAAS website.

AAAS Urges Texas State School Board to Uphold Strong Science Education
On March 23, AAAS joined prominent Texas scientists in asking the Texas State Board of Education to reject anti-evolution amendments to its draft state science standards.

AAAS Thanks President Obama for Stem Cell Executive Order and Scientific Integrity Memorandum
On March 9, AAAS thanked President Obama for his executive order on federal support for human embryonic stem cell research and for his memorandum on scientific integrity.

AAAS and UCS Hold Briefing on Antimicrobial Resistance
On February 24, AAAS and the Union of Concerned Scientists held a briefing on Capitol Hill entitled “Antibiotic Use in Animal Agriculture and Antibiotic Resistance: Is There a Link?”

AAAS thanks members of Congress for their support of S&T
AAAS sent thank you letters to the leadership in both chamber of Congress, as well as to key appropriators and bipartisan members of the conference committee for including science and technology in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan.

President Obama's Nominations
Follow the confirmation process of presidential nominees that will affect science, technology, and policy.