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March 2018

budget

• House Science Committee discusses NASA FY 2019 budget and project plans
• Hearings examine priorities outlined in the FY 2019 Department of the Interior budget request
• House science committee delves into NSF budget request for FY 2019
• Congress passes FY 2018 omnibus with record funding of geoscience agencies

energy

• Senate committee approves legislation to set broad science policy for DOE R&D programs
• Congress discusses cybersecurity threats and energy infrastructure security

federal agencies & administration

• Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee considers Dr. James Reilly for USGS Director
• Congress holds series of hearings to discuss the Trump Administration’s infrastructure proposal
• President Trump announces a new energy and climate advisor

natural resources

• House Natural Resources Committee advances bill to streamline domestic critical mineral production
• Oversight hearing focuses on the reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines

space

• NOAA and NASA launch second advanced geostationary weather satellite

federal register

• Federal Register: March 2018

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Prepared by: Michelle Barreto, Geoscience Policy Associate; Anna Normand, Senior Policy Associate; Maeve Boland, Geoscience Policy Director; Cecilia Lopez-Gamundi, Geoscience Policy Intern.

Compiled April 3, 2018.

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