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Read. Follow. Verify.2020 NASA Budget Hearing Overview
Record date · January 1, 2019
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What This Bill Does
This document is a transcript from a 2019 House subcommittee hearing regarding the proposed 2020 federal budget for NASA. The committee chairman expressed concerns over proposed funding cuts to science missions, STEM education programs, and earth science research.
The hearing sets the stage for federal funding decisions that determine the operational budget for NASA, impacting specific scientific research projects, space exploration missions, and STEM education initiatives for the 2020 fiscal year.
Who It Affects
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NASA
The agency's total funding and specific program budgets are subject to the appropriations process discussed in the hearing.
STEM education programs
These programs face potential elimination under the President's budget proposal.
Key Facts
- The President's 2020 budget request for NASA is $21 billion.
- The proposed 2020 budget represents a nearly $500 million decrease from the 2019 enacted level.
- The budget proposal includes a $602 million reduction for NASA's science mission directorate.
- The budget proposal includes a $151.2 million reduction for earth science research.
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- The proposal seeks to eliminate funding for three programs within NASA's Office of STEM Engagement.
- The hearing took place on March 27, 2019, before the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies.
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Repeated Budgetary Conflict
The chairman noted that the administration proposed cutting STEM programs that Congress had explicitly funded in the previous omnibus bill, indicating a recurring conflict between the executive and legislative branches on these specific programs.
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