The American Geosciences Institute and several of its member societies have written and co-signed letters on issues important to the geoscience community and relevant to public policy. This page provides links to letters signed by AGI. A separate page contains testimony delivered by AGI before Congress and federal agencies.

2019

• Multisociety Letter on Foreign Influence
• AGI Letter of Support for Continued State Funding for the University of Alaska
• ESC FY 2020 Office of Science Budget Request
• ESC Letter of Support for the Confirmation of Dr. Chris Fall
• CNSF thank-you letter for passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
• CNSF Statement on the Partial Government Shutdown

2018

• ESC Statement - Thank you to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for Supporting H.R. 589
• ESC Statement - Thank you to House Committee on Science, Space and Technology for supporting H.R. 589
• ESC Statement - Appreciation of Senate Appropriators Passing FY 2019 Energy and Water Appropriations
• ESC Statement - Appreciation of House Appropriators Passing FY 2019 Energy and Water Appropriations
• ESC Statement - FY 2020 Funding for DOE Office of Science
• Joint comment to EPA Office of Science Advisor on “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science" proposed rule
• ESC Statement - Appreciation of House and Senate subcommittee support for DOE Office of Science in FY 2019 Appropriations
• CNSF Statement - Applauding Senate Appropriations Committee for FY 2019 support of scientific research
• Coalition letter supporting 3DEP to USGS Director Reilly
• Multisociety comment submitted to the Department of State regarding information collection for visa applications
• CNSF Statement - Applauding House Appropriations Committee for FY 2019 support of scientific research
• ESC Statement - Support of S.2503, the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act
• Multisociety letter thanking Rep. Perlmutter for offering amendment to NASA Authorization Act of 2018 to restore Earth Science funding
• ESC Statement - FY 2019 Funding for the ARPA-E
• CNSF Statement - FY 2019 Funding for the National Science Foundation
• ESC Statement - FY 2019 Funding for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science
• ESC Statement - Thank you for FY 2018 Funding for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science
• 3DEP Coalition Letter to Senate Appropriators
• 3DEP Coalition Letter to House Appropriators
• Multisociety letter in support of robust science funding for FY 2018
• Coalition for National Science Funding letter regarding FY 2018 appropriations for NSF
• Energy Sciences Coalition statement supporting Bipartisan Budget Act and FY 2018 omnibus appropriations bill
• Science CEO letter in support of funding increases for the federal agencies that fuel and conduct R&D
• Multisociety letter in support of raising sequestration budget caps for both defense and non-defense programs
• USGS Coalition letter supporting confirmation of Dr. Tim Petty as Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at the Department of the Interior

2017

• Energy Sciences Coalition Letter supporting FY 2018 appropriations for the DOE Office of Science
• Multisociety letter on Tax Reform 
• Multisociety letter in support of S.2128 the Geospatial Data Act of 2017
• Multisociety letter to Representative Westerman supporting the Geospatial Data Act (H.R.4395)
• Multisociety letter to OMB in support of the Office of Science for the FY 2019 budget request
• Multisociety letter to advance ARPA-E
• USGS Coalition letter in support of USGS FY 2018 funding
• Multisociety letter in support of robust funding for NSF and increasing discretionary spending caps
• Multisociety letter in support of S.1460 - The Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017
• AGI Comments to DOI regarding certain National Monuments under review
• Multisociety letter to President Trump in support of federal science committees
• Multisociety letter in support of funding for the USGS Library
• Multisociety letter to DOT in support of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• AGI Comments to DOI in support of maintaining the Bears Ears National Monument
• Multisociety letter to President Trump regarding OSTP appointments
• Multisociety letter - FY 2018 President's Budget Request for R&D
• Multisociety letter to the Department of State regarding visa questions
• Minerals Science and Information Coalition Letter of Support to Senators Murkowski, Barrasso, Risch, and Cassidy
• Minerals Science and Information Coalition Statement to Senate ENR regarding US dependence on foreign sources of minerals
• Allyson Anderson Book, Executive Director of AGI, statement on the March for Science
• ESC Statement - FY 2018 Funding for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science
• CNSF Statement - FY 2018 Appropriations for NSF
• Multisociety Letter to Congress in support of R&D investments for the FY 2017 appropriations process
• Multisociety Letter of Concern regarding the Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act
• Multisociety Letter to President Trump on the Implications of his Immigration Executive Order