H.R. 2225 would authorize $77.9 billion through fiscal 2026 for federal funding of science and engineering research and development. Over these five years, National Science Foundation (NSF) spending would increase from $12.5 billion in fiscal 2022 to an annual level of $17.9 billion in fiscal 2026. This bill would also create a new NSF Directorate for Science and Engineering Solutions to fund research and development in response to “societal challenges” including climate change and “social and economic inequality.”
The House passed H.R. 2225 on June 28, 2021 by a vote of 345 to 67 (Roll Call 186). We have assigned pluses to the nays because there is no authorization in the Constitution to fund research and development, except for national defense.
