The Energy Sciences Coalition, which includes AAU, sent a letter to the House Space, Science, and Technology Committee in response to the committee’s request for recommendations for COVID-19 related stimulus and relief efforts. The coalition requested at least $10 billion to help support “response, recovery, and economic stimulus activities for Office of Science.” The group also suggest increased investments in the construction and operation of new science facilities to create jobs and expand research and education initiatives essential to the future of the scientific workforce, based on the group’s July 2019 Infrastructure Statement to Congress.