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The following is the chronological log of public policy communications made by or on behalf of IEEE-USA (and other organizational units with IEEE), including testimonies, statements submitted for the record of congressional hearings, formal comments provided in response to public or regulatory notices, letters to Federal policy makers forwarding recommendations on public policy issues, and Legislative Alerts and similar notices of related government relations activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>2025 Policy Log - 119th Congress, 1st Session<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Date<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
24 December 2025<\/td>\nEnergy Sciences Coalition (ESC) letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Energy and Water thanking them for strong, bipartisan support of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, and urging them to appropriate at least $8.6 billion in FY 2026 for the DOE Office of Science as they prepare a final fiscal year (FY) 2026 Energy and Water appropriations bill<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24 December 2025<\/td>\nIEEE-USA response to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s Request for Information (RFI) on Optimizing the Federal Research Enterprise and Strengthening American Innovation<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11 December 2025<\/td>\nIEEE-USA response to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s Request for Information (RFI) on the National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10 November 2025<\/td>\nLetter to Department of Labor (DOL) leadership<\/a> commending them for establishing the DOL Office of Immigration Policy (OIP), and requesting that they also prioritize reducing delays in the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM, i.e. \u201cgreen card\u201d).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4 November 2025<\/td>\nEnergy Sciences Coalition letter to OMB\/OSTP\/DOE leadership<\/a> urging them to request no less than $9.5 billion for the Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE SC) in the fiscal year (FY) 2027 budget request.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30 October 2025<\/td>\nCoalition for National Security Research (CNSR) letter to leaders of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees<\/a> thanking them for their support for the Defense Science and Technology (S&T) program in the fiscal year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14 October 2025<\/td>\nIEEE-USA letter to Representative Thomas Massie supporting the reintroduction of the Restoring America\u2019s Leadership in Innovation Act of 2025<\/em> (RALIA)<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29 September 2025<\/td>\nTask Force on American Innovation (TFAI) letter to Congressional appropriators advocating for regular FY26 appropriations and support for fundamental research<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 September 2025<\/td>\nLetter to House and Senate Judiciary Committees<\/a> regarding a Department of Commerce proposal to impose fees on patent owners based on government-assigned valuations of patents.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18 August 2025<\/td>\nIEEE’s response to request for input<\/a> on the Department of Education’s “Proposed Priority and Definitions-Secretary’s Supplemental Priority and Definitions on Advancing Artificial Intelligence in Education”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21 July 2025<\/td>\nIEEE-USA’s response to the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Request for Information (RFI<\/a>) regarding Key Technology Areas for the Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) Directorate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30 June 2025<\/td>\nIEEE-USA’s response<\/a> to Senator Mike Rounds’ and Senator Martin Heinrich’s American Science Acceleration Project (ASAP) initiative request for information.  [see RFI questions<\/a>]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3 June 2025<\/td>\nEnergy Sciences Coalition letter urging Congress to appropriate $500 million in FY 2026 for the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30 May 2025<\/td>\nIEEE-USA letter to Senate on FY26 Reconciliation Bill Provisions<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29 May 2025<\/td>\nIEEE-USA response to the White House RFI requesting input on the Development of a 2025 National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research and Development (R&D) Strategic Plan<\/em><\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19 May 2025<\/td>\nEnergy Sciences Coalition (ESC) letter urging Congress to reject the proposed cut to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science in the Trump Administration\u2019s FY 2026 budget request<\/a> and instead provide funding above the FY 2024 and 2025 enacted funding levels to maintain U.S. competitiveness and unleash innovation in new energy and emerging  technologies.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12 May 2025<\/td>\nIEEE-USA expressing support for the Countering Russian Innovation and Safeguarding Individual Scientists (CRISIS) Act of 2025<\/em><\/a>, which takes a positive step toward strengthening the U.S. STEM workforce by offering expanded green card opportunities to talented engineers and technologists.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22 April 2025<\/td>\nLetter supporting passage of the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA)<\/em><\/a>, to eliminate confusion created by courts as to what inventions are patent eligible, and help the U.S. regain a competitive edge in innovation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22 April 2025<\/td>\nLetter supporting the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act<\/em><\/a> (PREVAIL Act) to restore reliable and effective patent rights.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14 April 2025<\/td>\nCoalition letter to House leadership in support of robust investments in the engineering budgets of key research agencies, including NASA, NIST, DOE, and NSF<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9 April 2025<\/td>\nIEEE-USA CVD 2025 Asks:<\/p>\n