COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
WASH YOUR HANDS // PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING // BE RESPONSIBLE
Being thoughtful about protecting yourself and others from COVID-19 will save lives.
Explore below to discover COVID-19 (coronavirus) resources, compiled by the Science, Space, and Technology Committee Republicans in response to the golbal pandemic.
STEM AT HOME: Learning from home doesn't mean missing out on STEM education
Browse resources from Federal Agencies like NASA, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science foundation, NOAA, and more
The American Geophysical Union
FEDERAL GUIDLINES AND RESOURCES
Stay up to date on Federal recommendations
Tune in to the White House Press Briefing every day at 5:00PM ET for the latest
CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
The EPA continuously updates this list of over 370 approved disinfectants that protect against COVID-19
FEDERALLY FUNDED STEM RESEARCH IS ON THE FRONT LINE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
- enables small and medium-sized manufacturers to produce personal protective equipment through their Manufacturing Extension Partnerships program.
- provide guidance on preventing eavesdropping and protecting privacy on virtual meetings
The Department of Energy, National Labs, NASA, and the National Science Foundation partner with industry and Academia to form the High-Performance Computing Consortium
Department of Energy's National Labs leverage next-gen technology to respond to the novel coronavirus.
- National Virtual Biotechnology Laboratory
- Argonne National Lab
- Oak Ridge National Lab
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab
- Brookhaven National Lab
- Berkeley Lab
Argonne National Lab and Academic partners identify and map protein molecules that may lead to a COVID-19 treatment.
Environmental Protection Agency
- Processes and approves disinfectants at an unprecedented rate.
- Evaluates environmental cleanup and disinfection, wastewater virus detection, and salivary antibody assay development.
National Center for Atmospheric Research provides enhanced supercomputing capabilities to the High-Performance Computing Consortium.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and North American Electric Reliability Corporation ensure the US' electric system stays online.
National Science Foundation awards grants for rapid response research related to COVID-19.
America Makes is bringing together public resources and private industry, leveraging 3D printing technology to manufacture Personal Protective Equipment.
More on COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Republican Members of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee sent a letter to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today.
Today, the top Republicans from seven different House committees — led by Oversight Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH) — sent a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos asking for information about the Chinese Communist Party’s investment in American colleges and universities to further its strategic and propaganda goals.
What the letter says:
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Ranking Member Frank Lucas has introduced legislation to support the scientific community’s ability to fight the novel coronavirus and other infectious diseases.
H.R. 6599, the Computing Opportunities to Vanquish Infectious Diseases Research Act of 2020 (the COVID Research Act) authorizes critical work being done by the federal research enterprise to successfully combat infectious diseases like COVID-19.