U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Saved from Cuts with $47.5M Boost in Bipartisan Effort Led by Senators Cantwell and Wicker

Originally published by hoodline, Washington, DC

Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) has successfully secured a reprieve for the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) which faced the chopping block under President Trump’s proposed budget for FY2026. According to a press release by Senator Cantwell’s office, the bipartisan second FY 2026 minibus appropriations bill passed, preventing the elimination of the IOOS and instead increasing its budget by $5 million to a total of $47.5 million, reflecting an 11.8% increase from the previous fiscal year’s budget. Read the full article here.