House spending panel bumps up Trump's request for NSF and NASA: Draft bill is an early sign that Congress again thinks Trump has gone too far in cutting research.

The article focuses on the U.S. House of Representatives' draft bill addressing funding for key science agencies in response to President Donald Trump's proposed budget cuts for fiscal year 2027. The bill proposes significant reductions for the National Science Foundation (NSF), NASA, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Census Bureau compared to their current budgets, though it generally allocates more funding than Trump's requests. Notably, the NSF budget would be cut by 20% from $8.75 billion to $7 billion, NASA science missions would receive $6 billion, and NIST would get $1.3 billion including earmarks. The Census Bureau is proposed to be funded at its current $1.49 billion level, which experts say is insufficient for the upcoming 2030 census. The bill is pending further discussion and voting in Congress. [Extracted from the article]