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Why this hearing
On the record: 4 witnesses: 2 academics and 2 from advocacy groups and think tanks.
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The committee
41 members · 23 Republicans, 18 Democrats
- Brian BabinR-TX-36 · CHAIR
- James R. BairdR-IN-4
- Nicholas J. Begich IIIR-AK-AL
- Sheri BiggsR-SC-3
- Mike CollinsR-GA-10
- Matt Van EppsR-TN-7
- Chuck FleischmannR-TN-3
- Vince FongR-CA-20
- Scott FranklinR-FL-18
- James GallagherR-CA-1
- Mike HaridopolosR-FL-8
- Pat HarriganR-NC-10
- Jeff HurdR-CO-3
- Darrell IssaR-CA-48
- Mike KennedyR-UT-3
- Richard McCormickR-GA-7
- Max L. MillerR-OH-7
- Jay ObernolteR-CA-23
- David RouzerR-NC-7
- Keith SelfR-TX-3
- Claudia TenneyR-NY-24
- Randy K. Weber, Sr.R-TX-14
- Daniel WebsterR-FL-11
- Zoe LofgrenD-CA-18 · RANKING
- Gabe AmoD-RI-1
- Suzanne BonamiciD-OR-1
- April McClain DelaneyD-MD-6
- Bill FosterD-IL-11
- Valerie P. FousheeD-NC-4
- Laura FriedmanD-CA-30
- Laura GillenD-NY-4
- Sarah McBrideD-DE-AL
- Christian D. MenefeeD-TX-18
- Josh RileyD-NY-19
- Luz M. RivasD-CA-29
- Deborah K. RossD-NC-2
- Andrea SalinasD-OR-6
- Haley M. StevensD-MI-11
- Suhas SubramanyamD-VA-10
- Emilia Strong SykesD-OH-13
- George WhitesidesD-CA-27
Witnesses
- The Honorable Heather WilsonPresident, University of Texas at El Paso, Former Secretary of the U.S. Air ForceTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Rev. Walter CopanVice President for Research and Technology Transfer, Colorado School of Mines and Former Director of the National Institute of Standards and TechnologyTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Dr. Sudip ParikhChief Executive Officer and Executive Publisher, American Association for the Advancement of ScienceTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Samuel HammondChief Economist, Foundation for American InnovationTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
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Timeline & documents
- Hearing noticed (done)
- Held (done)FEB 5, 2025 · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Video posted (done)FEB 5, 2025 · 3:00 PM
- Written testimony posted (not yet)NOT POSTED YET
- Questions for the record (not yet)NOT POSTED YET
- Printed transcript (not yet)USUALLY ABOUT 5 MONTHS AFTER THE HEARING
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