{"id":18309,"date":"2021-09-28T20:10:36","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T20:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/?p=18309"},"modified":"2021-09-28T20:10:36","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T20:10:36","slug":"policy-news-september-27-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/2021\/09\/28\/policy-news-september-27-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy News: September 27, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this issue:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Congress<\/a><\/strong>
\nHouse passes stop-gap federal government funding measure, fate in the Senate remains unclear.<\/p>\n

Executive Branch<\/a>
\n<\/strong>President Biden appoints 30 members to the President\u2019s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.<\/p>\n

Courts<\/a><\/strong>
\nJudge orders U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider 2019 decision to not list Joshua Trees under the Endangered Species Act.<\/p>\n

States<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Illinois Governor signs climate legislation.<\/p>\n

International<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals report finds that 70% of protected species are hunted for wild meat.<\/p>\n

Scientific Community<\/a>
\n<\/strong>National Academies report finds NSF should create Next-Generation Earth Systems Science Initiative.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Federal Register opportunities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/a>Congress<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Appropriations:<\/strong> House Democrats approved a stop-gap spending measure<\/a> to keep the government open after fiscal year ends Sept. 30. The bill includes $28.6 bill for natural disaster response, recovery and resiliency. NSF receives $25 million to million to cover unanticipated Hurricane Ida related costs associated with NSF Regional Class Research Vessel construction and NASA receives \u2013 $321.4 million to repair NASA facilities and equipment damaged by Hurricanes Zeta and Ida. This funding expires Dec. 3. The package faces an uncertain fate in the Senate, where Senate Republicans oppose tying the passage of this stop-gap measure to raising the country\u2019s debt ceiling.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, negotiations about the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package are likely to extend into October. House Democrats had set a deadline of Sept. 27 to pass the Senate\u2019s bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. House Progressives want to send over its version of the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill before passing the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, while moderates want to pass the $1.2 trillion bipartisan bill first and to reduce the overall size of the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill.<\/p>\n

NDAA<\/strong>: The full House of Representatives debated the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4350<\/a>), an annual bill that sets defense policy. During the floor debate, the full House approved several amendments relevant to public lands.<\/p>\n