House Science, Space and Technology Committee

Lawmakers, including Democratic and Republican senators and House committees, are urging the National Science Foundation to halt its plan to dismantle the $386 million Ocean Observatories Initiative, a network of 900 ocean sensors. They argue the decision to remove instruments by 2027 lacks scientific review and may be illegal, threatening data on ocean ecosystems, climate change, and extreme weather.

Lawmakers from both parties sent letters to the National Science Foundation opposing its plan to dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a $386 million ocean monitoring network. They argued the decision lacked scientific review and legal justification, threatening coastal safety and environmental research.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will testify before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee on President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request, following NASA’s completion of its first crewed moon mission in 50 years. The Artemis II mission concluded with the Orion spacecraft splashing down off the coast of San Diego.