Public Policy

Congress passed the final appropriations bill on 23 December 2022, and the president signed it into law on 29 December 2022. Here are some details on the funding for NSF and NASA. 

A brief farewell address from Julie Davis, the outgoing John N. Bahcall Public Policy Fellow.

The Committee on Astronomy and Public Policy held a retreat in early October, where they worked to reevaluate their guiding principles to better address the scope of concerns from our membership.

The AAS is seeking qualified scientists to apply to be the John Bahcall Public Policy Fellow. Apply now if you are interested in the intersection of science, policy, and the astronomical sciences.

In this guest blog post, Chief Scientist of W.M. Keck Observatory John O'Meara explains recently passed legislation in Hawaiʻi establishing a new governance body for Maunakea.

AAS member Yaswant Devarakonda shares his experiences meeting with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and others as part of an advocacy day based on the JWST image release celebrations.

In this policy blog post we will discuss the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) appropriations bill from the Senate and briefly compare to the House bills to understand what funding might be available for astronomy in...

American Astronomical Society (AAS) Executive Officer Kevin B. Marvel today released a statement on the passage of the CHIPS and Science Act.

Over the last two years, you may have heard in the news about big legislative packages for funding science. The Endless Frontier Act, America COMPETES, USICA, CHIPS? In this policy blog post, we cover the long road that...

While we were collectively nerding out over JWST images, lots of important science policy work was also taking place. In this policy blog post we discuss the political side of release week events, and what your public...