# Stopgap funding bill seeks delay of Trump’s science funding plan 

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/stopgap-funding-bill-seeks-delay-of-trumps-science-funding-plan/
- Published: 2026-08-03T21:57:47+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hill (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://thehill.com/newsletters/healthcare/6006777-stopgap-funding-bill-seeks-delay-of-trumps-science-funding-plan/
- Topics: Government, Politics

## Key points

- Trump administration proposes placing political appointees in control of hundreds of billions in science funding
- Stopgap funding bill includes provision to delay implementation of this plan
- Senate Republicans backing the delay, suggesting internal party concern about the restructuring

## Summary

The Trump administration has proposed a plan to place political appointees in charge of significant science funding resources. This proposal has drawn criticism and is characterised as controversial in its approach to managing scientific institutions and appointments.

Senate Republicans are supporting a measure within the stopgap funding bill that would delay the plan's implementation, signalling reservations within the party about the proposed changes to how science funding governance would operate.

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