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NASA science cuts and authorization bill await incoming Democratic Congress
Tracking: NASA budget and authorization under Democratic CongressPolicy fight over NASA's FY2027 budget request, the pending NASA authorization bill, and science funding cuts proposed by OMB, including how Democratic committee leadership in 2027 on the Senate Commerce, House Science, and Appropriations CJS panels could restore NASA science funding and shape Artemis oversight.
Space
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- Space Foundation · Thursday, Nov 5
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Updated 4d agoThe Senate placed the NASA Authorization Act of 2026 (S. 933) on its General Orders calendar as Calendar No. 689, while the FY2027 budget request, including a proposed 46% cut to NASA science, remains unresolved. Advocates are mobilizing ahead of a January 2027 Day of Action, and House space subcommittee chair Mike Haridopolos says bipartisan support will carry NASA funding and Artemis through the incoming Democratic House, with a continuing resolution as fallback.
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5d agoOur first signal
Hill
1 Hill itemS. 933 is on the Senate calendar as No. 689, and Rep. Mike Haridopolos expects bipartisan backing for NASA funding and Artemis in the next Congress, with a continuing resolution as fallback.
Contracts
From news coverageThe FY2027 request proposes a 46% cut to NASA science; the Planetary Society backs continuing resolution H.R. 6500, which pauses OMB grant rule changes.
Pressure
3 articlesThe Planetary Society is urging citizens to contact Congress and join a January 2027 Day of Action, while the Space Foundation looks at how Democratic committee gains could reshape NASA oversight.
Who covered it, when
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share of articles- Public opinion1 · 25%The House space subcommittee chair says bipartisan support will sustain NASA funding and the Artemis schedule, with a continuing resolution as fallback.Mike Haridopolos
- Threats & findings1 · 25%Analysis of how Democratic midterm gains could change Senate and House committees overseeing NASA, with the FY2027 budget and authorization bill pending.Space Foundation · Bob Walker · Abdul El-Sayed · Jack Kiraly
- Industry advocacy1 · 25%A campaign targets the proposed 46% NASA science cut and sets a January 2027 Day of Action.The Planetary Society
- Legislation1 · 25%The Senate put the NASA Authorization Act of 2026 (S. 933) on its General Orders calendar as No. 689.Senate
In the news
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