USC Federal Relations

Advocacy

Current Initiatives

Learn more about federal issues that are important to the USC community.

Fiscal Year 2008 Supplemental Appropriations

USC and California's research universities urge Congress to provide additional funding for the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy Office of Science in the upcoming supplemental appropriations bill.

Letter to Congress

Fiscal Year 2008 Appropriations

USC and California's research universities urge Congress to protect funding increases for the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy Office of Science as the fiscal year 2008 appropriations process finishes.

Letter to Congress

Congressional Robotics Caucus

USC thanks Reps. Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Zach Wamp (R-TN) for forming the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Robotics. The university has a vibrant and diverse research program in robotics with a strong emphasis on societal relevance and impact.

Letter to Robotics Caucus

College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007

USC thanks Congress for passage of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007, a bill that will increase federal financial aid for college students.

Letter to House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-CA)

Fiscal Year 2008 House Budget Resolution

USC and California's research universities issued a statement of support for the FY 2008 House Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res.99) and its commitment to science and technology. Read the statement.

Federal Priorities for 2007

USC supports federal policies that enhance American innovation and competitiveness and improve access to higher education. Read the fact sheets.

Research Agency Funding Increases in Fiscal Year 2007

USC and California's research universities thank Congress for preserving the funding increases for key research agencies in the year-long continuing budget resolution for fiscal year 2007. Read the request letter and the thank you letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and the California delegation.

Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (H.R.3)

USC joined 522 patient advocacy groups, health organizations, research universities, scientific societies, religious groups, and others in a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives urging support for the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act Legislation. Read the letter.

NASA's Science Program

USC and California's research universities support a balanced science program within the National Air and Space Administration (NASA). Read the letter sent to California's congressional delegation in May 2006.

The American Competitiveness Initiative

USC and California's research universities support the President's American Competitiveness Initiative, which would increase federal support for research in the physical sciences and engineering. Read the letter sent to California's congressional delegation in April 2006. Learn more about the American Competitiveness Initiative.

Federal Investment in Research and Innovation

President Steven B. Sample wrote the Office of Management and Budget in support of federal investment in research and innovation in January 2006. Read his letter. Read USC: A Leader in Innovation and an Engine of U.S. Competitiveness. Learn about USC's innovative research.

Higher Education and Scientific Associations

The university is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and The Science Coalition, among others. For more information about the work of the associations with whom USC is affiliated, please visit the sites below.