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Act Now: Comments to the OMB Proposal
Federal science funding is under the most significant threat in decades. A proposed OMB rule (published May 29, 2026) would allow political appointees to terminate active grants, override peer review, and impose restrictions on international collaboration, publications, and conference attendance. These actions will have direct consequences for psychological science, its researchers, and the next generation of scientists. The public comment period for this rule ended on July 13.
Read our comment here. Public comments submitted become part of the official record that OMB must consider before finalizing the rule. If you wrote a comment, thank you! But your voice shouldn’t end there. Congress has the obligation to hold OMB accountable for political overreach. Contact your Representative and Senators, let them know the impact this proposal will have on you and the American people, and urge them to exercise that oversight.
