Continuing its pushback against President Donald Trump’s proposed deep cuts to federal science spending, a House of Representatives spending panel today released a draft 2027 spending bill that would give the National Institutes of Health (NIH) $47.3 billion, a slight $100 million boost. Although smaller than the 40% cut he wanted last year, Trump’s budget proposed cutting NIH by 12% in the fiscal year that begins on 1 October and eliminating some institutes.