Science/Technology

Funding for basic science research

Issues related to export controls

Export Controls Trade

Lobbied for the EPIC Act, National Quantum Act Reauthorization, and funding for the scientific agencies

Support the Scientific Integrity Act

90 FR 9088: Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan 90 FR 4544: Request for Comments on the Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion

SBIR/STTR Reauthorization

Met with Reps. McClellan, Khanna, and Lieu to discuss AI preemption provisions in House bills.

Issues relating to the support of mitigating catastrophic risks from advanced, general-purpose artificial intelligence.

launch to support space science

Budget, FY2026 commerce, justice, Science appropriations; 2025 NASA Authorization.

Multi-cloud procurement

Health, Department of Justice, and Defense Appropriations S. 2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - Provisions related to Hackensacks Congressionally Directed Spending request. H.R. 6938 - FY2026 Consolidated CJS, Energy & Water, Interior Appropriations Act - Provisions related to Hackensacks Community Project Funding request. H.R. 4016 - S. 2572 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 - Provisions related to Hackensacks appropriations requests.

Drone and mapping technology

federal support for science and research funding. Current regulatory requirements and costs to conduct federal research.

Pennsylvania is a global leader in researching and developing new therapies, devices and diagnostics that help patients live longer, healthier lives. This innovation is due in part to the policy and regulatory ecosystem we enjoy in the United States.The Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher Program (PPRV) incentivizes the development of novel therapies to treat rare pediatric diseases. This program was not reauthorized by the end of 2024 and has therefore expired. The reauthorization of this vital program would be extended to September 30, 2029. The full US House of Representatives has not yet voted on this legislation. The Senate version of Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025 (S.932) was introduced in March and is awaiting any movement from the Senate HELP Committee.

- Supported the Kids Online Safety Act, S. 1748, to set out requirements for covered social media platforms (i.e., applications or services that connect to the internet and are likely to be used by minors) to protect minors from online harms. - Supported comprehensive data privacy legislation in both House and Senate to establish requirements for how companies, including nonprofits and common carriers, handle personal data, which includes information that identifies or is reasonably linkable to an individual. - Supported the Stop the Scroll Act, S. 1885, a bill to require the Federal Trade Commission, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Health and Human Services acting through the Surgeon General, to implement a mental health warning label on covered platforms. - Supported reauthorization efforts for the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. - Supported the Sunset Section 230 Act (H.R. 6746/S. 3546)

oData Privacy

Issues related to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act S.1748, Kids Online Safety Act Issues related to AI, pricing, and data privacy

Securing American Funding and Expertise (SAFE) from Adversarial Research Exploitation Act of 2025 Fairness and Accountability in Indirect Rates (FAIR) NIH Grants Act of 2025 Issues related to Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Rates

Semiconductor-related policies and developments; Issues relating to artificial intelligence

Federal policy regarding artificial intelligence-enabled robotic technology; Issues related to National Security Commission on Advanced Robotics in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Issues related to programmatic budget requests for quantum technology projects and support for quantum-related legislation, including the NQIRA; general education for staff on the topics of quantum technology and the quantum ecosystem.

FDA Related issues

Government UAP transparency

AI-enabling technologies H.R.5332 - Liquid Cooling for AI Act of 2025

Executive Order 14332 issued August 7, 2025, Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking; issues related to federal grant awards H.R. 3838/S. 2296 - FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act; research facilities issues; research and development issues H.R. 4553, FY 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; university research and development issues H.R. 5342/S. 2354, FY 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; university research and development issues; Facilities and Administration (F&A) issues H.R. 5304/S. 2587, FY2026 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education, and Related Appropriations Act; research and development issues H.R. 5371, FY 2026 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act; funding provisions; research and development issues; facilities and administration reimbursement H.R. 4121/S. 2256, FY 2026 Agriculture Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for agriculture research programs; pest management and invasive species research related issues; Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) related research issues; Agriculture Food and Research Initiative (AFRI); provisions related to nutrition, research, extension, forestry; grant related funding issues; new world screwworm; other issues H.R. 4016/S. 2572, FY 2026 Department of Defense Appropriations Act; research and development issues; extramural research issues; research facilities issues; Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs related issues; research issues; federal grant related issues; funding for research programs NASA Reauthorization (House/Senate) Sea Grant/NOAA Research (House/Senate)

Meetings on the Hill with The Digital Chamber SEC Meeting with The Digital Chamber

Strategic Bitcoin Reserve The Bitcoin Act Trump Executive Order on Bitcoin FLARE Act Digital Asset Taxation Reform Energy & Grid Reliability (Flexible Load Policy) Federal Permitting Reform for Digital Infrastructure Trade & Import Policy for ASIC Mining Equipment CBP Treatment of Bitcoin Mining Hardware AI and Bitcoin Mining Synergies Federal Recognition of Digital Infrastructure as Critical NSF, DOE, and DOI Innovation RFI Responses General Bitcoin Policy & Industry Education Digital Asset & Blockchain Issues - General Emerging Technology & Innovation - General Financial Services & Regulatory Modernization - General Senate-Led Market Structure Legislation Digital Asset Tax Treatment DeFi Developer Treatment GENIUS Act Implementation Department of Agriculture Report Act Financial Services & Regulatory Modernization - General Digital Asset & Blockchain Issues - General Congressional Staff Blockchain Briefings General National Security and Blockchain Identity and Securing Digital Assets on Seized Property China, Blockchain and National Security GENIUS, Stablecoins and national security Digital Asset & Blockchain Issues - General Emerging Technology & Innovation - General Financial Services & Regulatory Modernization - General

Addressing issues regarding the implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act, exploring R&D opportunities therein.