Federal Government Relations
Federal Government Relations
Berkeley Lab has been a critical part of the United States federal research ecosystem since its founding in 1931. Throughout its history, the Lab has maintained close and productive relationships with policymakers in the Administration and in the Congress. From providing expert testimony and other input on scientific research and development, to educating Members of Congress, Congressional Staff, and White House officials about cutting edge science, Berkeley Lab actively responds to policymakers' requests for information.
For more information contact Jonathan Nurse, Director of Federal Relations
Special Events
Special Events
Leaders from the Department of Energy, Congress, Academia, and Industry discuss the importance of fundamental research to achieving climate and clean energy goals
Leaders from the Department of Energy, Congress, Academia, and Industry discuss the importance of fundamental research to achieving climate and clean energy goals
Select Hearings
Select Hearings
Hearing: Ensuring American Leadership in Microelectronics
Hearing: Ensuring American Leadership in Microelectronics
Hearing: Climate and Energy Science Research at the Department of Energy
Hearing: Climate and Energy Science Research at the Department of Energy
Hearing: The CLEAN Future Act: Driving Decarbonization of the Transportation Sector
Hearing: The CLEAN Future Act: Driving Decarbonization of the Transportation Sector
Hearing: Biological Research at DOE Leveraging DOE's Unique Capabilities to Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Hearing: Biological Research at DOE Leveraging DOE's Unique Capabilities to Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic
House of Representatives Hearings
House of Representatives Hearings
Date: 05/04/21Hearing: Climate and Energy Science Research at the Department of EnergyCommittee: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space & Technology Witness: Dr. Kristin Persson, Director, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Date: 05/05/21Hearing: The CLEAN Future Act: Driving Decarbonization of the TransportationCommittee: U.S. House Energy & Commerce CommitteeWitness: Dr. Amol Phadke, Staff Scientist and Deputy of the International Energy Analysis Department, Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Date: 09/11/2020Hearing: Biological Research at the Department of Energy: Leveraging DOE’s Unique Capabilities to Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic Committee: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space & Technology Witness: Dr. Mary Maxon, Associate Laboratory Director for Biosciences
Date: 11/22/2019Hearing: Stimulating New Carbon Capture Technologies through Basic ResearchCommittee: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space & Technology Witness: Dr. Jeffrey Long, Faculty Senior Scientist and Professor UC Berkeley
Date: 07/12/2018Hearing: Big Data Challenges and Advanced Computing SolutionsCommittee: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space & Technology Witness: Dr. Kathy Yelick, Associate Laboratory Director for Computing Sciences
Date: 03/14/2018Hearing: National Laboratories: World-Leading Innovation in Science Committee: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space & Technology Witness: Dr. Mary Maxon, Associate Laboratory Director for Biosciences
Date: 12/08/2015Hearing: The Future of Biotechnology: Solutions for Energy, Agriculture and Manufacturing Committee: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space & Technology Witness: Dr. Mary Maxon, Associate Laboratory Director for Biosciences
Date: 07/14/2014Hearing: Policies to Spur Innovative Medical Breakthroughs from Laboratories to PatientsCommittee: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce Witness: Dr. Jay Keasling, CEO of the Joint BioEnergy Institute
Date: 06/10/2014Hearing: A Review of P5: The U.S. Vision for Particle Physics after Discovery of the Higgs Boson Committee: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space & Technology Witness: Dr. Natalie Roe, Physics Division Director
Date: 10/30/2013Hearing: Providing the Tools for Scientific Discovery and Basic Energy Research: The Department of Energy Science Mission Committee: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space & Technology Witness: Dr. Horst Simon, Deputy Laboratory Director
Date: 05/27/2010Hearing: Effects of Developments in Synthetic GenomicsCommittee: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space & Technology Witness: Dr. Jay Keasling, CEO of the Joint BioEnergy Institute
Date: 09/10/2009Hearing: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Hearing - Biological Research for Energy and Medical Applications at the Department of Energy Office of ScienceCommittee: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space & Technology
U.S. Senate Hearings
U.S. Senate Hearings
Date: 09/25/2018Hearing: Full Committee Hearing to Examine DOE's Efforts in the Field of Quantum Information ScienceWitness: Dr. Irfan Siddiqi, Director of Berkeley Quantum
Date: 11/06/2013Hearing: America COMPETES: Science and the U.S. Economy Witness: Dr. Saul Perlmutter, Senior Scientist and Professor UC Berkeley
Date: 11/06/2013Hearing: America COMPETES: Science and the U.S. Economy Witness: Dr. Saul Perlmutter, Senior Scientist and Professor UC Berkeley
Hearing: Biological Research at DOE Leveraging DOE's Unique Capabilities to Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Hearing: Biological Research at DOE Leveraging DOE's Unique Capabilities to Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic