A House appropriations subcommittee voted to cut U.S. science agency budgets, advancing a bill that would reduce the NSF’s 2027 spending by 20% and NOAA’s by 5%, while keeping total NASA funding near current levels. The measure still faces negotiation as it moves to the full appropriations committee. The proposal follows repeated attempts by the Trump administration to steeply cut science spending, including an earlier NSF-focused plan that Congress rejected last year. The bill’s path is uncertain in the Senate, where no hearing schedule has been announced. Democrats signaled opposition while Republicans supported the approach, setting up another high-stakes budget fight over federal science capacity.