Policy
AGU joins letter urging Congressional action on OMB rule
AGU Blogosphere · By Caitlin Bergstrom ·
The Brief
- AGU joined a coalition letter to Congress.
- The letter asks Congress to protect its authority over federal spending.
- It also asks Congress to oversee any agency action that mirrors or advances OMB's proposed rule on federal financial assistance.
Why it matters
The letter concerns how federal financial assistance is governed, which can shape funding for research. Science readers may want to follow whether Congress exercises oversight of the proposed rule.
Who’s affected
- researchers and institutions that receive federal financial assistance
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AGU joined a coalition letter to Congress requesting they protect their authority on federal spending and conduct oversight of any agency action that mirror or advance OMB’s proposed rule on federal financial assistance. The undersigned organizations write to ask Congress to…