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Beyer Chosen To Serve As Vice-Ranking Member Of House Science Committee

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The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology unanimously chose Don Beyer to serve as Vice-Ranking Member of the Committee. His selection for a leadership position comes as Beyer mounts high profile challenges to the Committee’s Republican majority over the Environmental Protection Agency and the Trump Administration’s cybersecurity vulnerabilities.  “I thank my colleagues…

Beyer’s Science Prize Competitions Act Passes, Set To Become Law

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As the 114th Congress drew to a close last week, the House and Senate passed the America COMPETES reauthorization which included text from Rep. Don Beyer’s Science Prize Competitions Act. The measure encourages federal agencies to use prize competitions as incentives for innovation in scientific research. The President is expected to sign the larger bill, including Rep. Beyer’s provision,…

Beyer, Science Committee Democrats Respond to Committee’s Anti-Science Subpoenas

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Ranking Member of the Oversight Subcommittee, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), joined Science Committee Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA), and Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) in delivering the following statement on the Chairman’s issuance of eleven subpoenas to the Massachusetts and New York attorneys general (AGs) and a number of…

Beyer Defends AGs in Anti-Climate Science Probe

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Rep. Don Beyer wrote House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s (SST) Chairman Lamar Smith today, in response to his missives to seventeen state attorneys general, including Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, and eight environmental organizations requesting documents related to their work on climate change. The Smith letters, signed by thirteen Republican SST…

Beyer Innovation Bill Passes with Bipartisan Support

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U.S. Representative Don Beyer's Science Prize Competition Act, H.R. 1162, passed the House with bipartisan support last night.  The bill will encourage federal agencies to use prize competitions to incentivize innovative scientific research and development. “It is thrilling to pass my first bill, especially with support from both sides of the aisle. Prize competitions…

Congressman Beyer Elected Ranking Member on Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Oversight

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U.S. Representative Don Beyer, Northern Virginia Democrat and member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, was elected Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Oversight by the Democratic Caucus last night. “It will be an honor to serve as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight,” said Rep. Beyer. “The federal government must be a collaborative partner as we…

CONGRESSMAN DON BEYER JOINS THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY

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U.S. Representative Don Beyer, Northern Virginia Democrat and member of the House Natural Resources Committee, was confirmed as the newest member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. “The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology drives the innovation that has shaped the way we live our lives, thanks to advancements in aeronautical engineering, space exploration,…