Congress moves to reject bulk of White House's proposed NASA cuts
10 months ago
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- House of Representatives passed a $24.8 billion NASA budget bill, countering White House's proposed 25% cut.
- Senate also passed a similar bill with $24.9 billion for NASA, maintaining funding levels from the previous year.
- House bill reduces NASA's science division funding to $6 billion, while Senate keeps it at $7.3 billion (same as FY2025).
- Flat budget effectively means a cut when accounting for inflation, but is seen as a win compared to deeper proposed cuts.
- Congress is rejecting the White House's proposed cuts, with urgency to pass a full appropriations bill to prevent mission cancellations.
- NASA directed teams to submit 'closeout plans' for missions at risk of cancellation under Trump's budget proposal.