Ocean Observatories Initiative (NSF)
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To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-07-13 — To prohibit the National Science Foundation from obligating or expending Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments, and for other purposes.: HR9647 (119th Congress) would bar NSF from obligating or expending funds to descope or decommission OOI instruments until a thorough review with scientific and coastal community engagement is completed — a procedural appropriations constraint preserving existing ocean-observing infrastructure pending oversight. (novelty: 2)
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To prohibit the National Science Foundation from obligating or expending Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments, and for other purposes.
13-jul-2026
novelty 2
per-area 2
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