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About Legislatively-Directed Activities Congressional Briefings and Testimony

Our study committees and staff frequently conduct briefings for Congressional committees, caucuses, and member offices on National Academies activities. Additionally, National Academies leadership, staff, or study committee volunteers are often asked to testify before Congress about our work on topics of interest.

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Social Media and Adolescent Health 12/12/2023 . 118th Congress Briefing
Guidance on PFAS Exposure, Testing, and Clinical Follow-Up 12/07/2023 . 117th Congress Briefing
Future Directions for Southern Ocean and Antarctic Nearshore and Coastal Research 10/20/2023 . 118th Congress Briefing
An Updated Measure of Poverty: (Re)Drawing the Line 10/17/2023 . 118th Congress Briefing
Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States: Technology, Policy, and Societal Dimensions 10/16/2023 . 118th Congress Briefing
Potential Hydrodynamic Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy on Nantucket Shoals Regional Ecology: An Evaluation from Wind to Whales 10/13/2023 . 118th Congress Briefing
Use and Regulation of Autonomous and Experimental Maritime Technologies 09/19/2023 . 118th Congress Testimony
Reducing Intergenerational Poverty 09/18/2023 . 118th Congress Briefing
Thriving in Space: Ensuring the Future of Biological and Physical Sciences Research - A Decadal Survey for 2023-2032 09/08/2023 . 118th Congress Briefing
Toward Equitable Innovation in Health and Medicine: A Framework 08/22/2023 . 118th Congress Briefing
Review of the Department of Veterans Affairs Presumption Decision Process 08/09/2023 . 118th Congress Briefing
Review of EPAs 2022 Draft Formaldehyde Assessment 08/08/2023 . 118th Congress Briefing
Federal Policy to Advance Racial, Ethnic, and Tribal Health Equity 07/25/2023 . 118th Congress Briefing
Recycled Plastics in Infrastructure: Current Practices, Understanding, and Opportunities 07/17/2023 . 118th Congress Briefing
Foreign-Funded Language and Culture Institutes at U.S. Institutions of Higher Education - Practices to Assess and Mitigate Risk 06/27/2023 . 118th Congress Briefing
The Coast Guard’s Next Decade: An Assessment of Emerging Challenges and Statutory Needs 06/21/2023 . 118th Congress Testimony
Building Confidence in New Evidence Streams for Human Health Risk Assessment: Lessons Learned from Laboratory Mammalian Toxicity Tests 06/15/2023 . 118th Congress Briefing
Review of the Continued Analysis of Supplemental Treatment Approaches of Low-Activity Waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation: Review 3 06/06/2023 . 118th Congress Briefing

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