AMS Position Letters

From time to time, AMS signs letters of support with other organizations in an effort to reach policy and thought leaders on critically important topics across the greater scientific community.

January 31, 2017
Multi-Society Letter Concerning Executive Order on Immigration and Visas

AMS was among 152 organizations representing a broad spectrum of professional scientific, engineering and education societies, national associations, and universities to sign a letter to President Trump expressing deep concern that his Executive Order on visas and immigration will have a negative impact on the ability of scientists and engineers to enter, or leave from and return to, the United States.

December 16, 2016
Joint letter to Secretary of Commerce Pritzker concerning possible sharing of satellite spectrum
June 28, 2016
Letter from 31 Scientific Organizations to Congress Reaffirming Consensus on Climate Change
June 20, 2016
Letter to FCC Concerning Possible Sharing of Satellite Spectrum
March 16, 2016
Letter on CSIRO Climate Science
March 3, 2016
Letter to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on NOAA Science
March 1, 2016
Joint letter with NWA to FCC concerning possible sharing of satellite spectrum
December 7, 2015
Letter to Senate Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness concerning hearing on climate change science
November 24, 2015
Joint letter to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on NOAA Science
November 18, 2015
Joint letter supporting NSF Geosciences
November 4, 2015
Letter to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on NOAA Science
September 25, 2015
Joint letter on House Resolution 424
September 16, 2015
Joint letter on the Free Access to Science and Technology Research (FASTR) Act
August 18, 2015
Joint letter supporting geosciences research in the America COMPETES Act
July 17, 2015
Joint letter with NWA concerning possible sharing of satellite spectrum
May 7, 2015
Letters to all House and Senate members in support Geosciences research
April 17, 2015
Support letter for STRONG Act
March 27, 2015
Joint letter in support of reauthorizing the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (NGGDPP
March 16, 2015
Joint letter concerning "Secret Science Reform Act of 2015"
March 12, 2015
Joint letter to Congress by publishers on principles for providing public access to research results
February 27, 2015
Letter to House Committee on Natural Resources on challenges to academic freedom
February 20, 2015
Joint letters to Congress supporting Geosciences and the National Science Foundation
November 3, 2014
Letter to Texas Board of Education on social studies textbook errors
July 31, 2014
Joint Letter Concerning "Secret Science Reform Act of 2014"
July 17, 2014
Letter of support for HAARP facility