Over the years COSSA has presented testimony to various House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees are part of public record testimony. Through testimony, COSSA defends the social and behavioral sciences and justify increased funding for these disciplines based on the important results of past research and the challenging opportunities for new research. In recent years, the Subcommittees, for the most part have eliminated public witness testimony, but accepts written statements submitted for the record.
In addition, COSSA testifies before federal agency panels and National Academy of Sciences’ committees. COSSA also helps organize hearings in cooperation with congressional committees.
2007
COSSA Submits Testimony to Labor, HHS and Education Committee