Will continue working on a bipartisan basis to ensure NASA receives the full, sustained funding it needs to lead the world in discovery and exploration.

Judy Chu · California · Democratic

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Rep. Judy Chu and Don Bacon said they "will continue working on a bipartisan basis to ensure NASA receives the full, sustained funding it needs to lead the world in discovery and exploration," while responding to the FY27 request that proposed cutting NASA’s overall budget by 23% and NASA Science by 47%.

Chu publicly reaffirmed the NASA-funding commitment in response to proposed FY27 cuts, but this is advocacy rather than completed funding action.

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Planetary Science Caucus Co-Chairs Chu & Bacon Statement on White House’s Proposed Budget Cuts to NASA Science | Representative Judy Chu
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Public Law 119-74 enacted FY2026 NASA appropriations, including $7.25 billion for Science, $935 million for Aeronautics, $920.5 million for Space Technology, $7.783 billion for Exploration, $4.175 billion for Space Operations, $143 million for STEM Engagement, $3.0 billion for Safety, Security and Mission Services, and $185.336 million for Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration.

Congress did enact a full-year NASA appropriation in January 2026, which is a concrete bipartisan funding result, but it does not by itself prove sustained FY2027 funding or resolve the broader ongoing promise.

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Public Law 119-74, Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
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Chu publicly and repeatedly advocated for NASA funding, and Congress enacted FY2026 NASA appropriations during her term, which is a concrete bipartisan funding result. But the promise was broader than one appropriation: it aimed at full, sustained NASA funding, and the record here does not show that long-term level of funding was secured, so this is partial rather than fully delivered.

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