Appropriations language released this week signals that congressional negotiators largely rejected President Trump’s proposed, steep cuts to major federal research agencies. Lawmakers pared back the administration’s bids to slash the National Science Foundation and NASA budgets and instead proposed much smaller reductions or flat funding levels. Appropriators would cut the NSF by only a few hundred million dollars versus the president’s multibillion-dollar proposal; NASA faces a modest reduction and the Energy Department’s Office of Science would see an increase in one chamber’s plan. Congressional negotiators cited pressure from university research offices, scientific societies and industry stakeholders in defending science funding. Joanne Padrón Carney of the American Association for the Advancement of Science said the scientific community’s mobilization helped preserve core research investments. The measures are not final: appropriations must still clear both chambers and avoid a government shutdown. For colleges and research institutions, the draft figures ease immediate planning uncertainty for grant-backed projects and capital investments tied to federal support.