119th Not-Congress — 1st Session of Futility
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Addresses methamphetamine trafficking by directing research into drug sourcing and supply chains. The bill's connection to 'fish on meth' research is editorial — see note below.
While this bill targeted NSF spending reform broadly, it became famous for highlighting a $682,570 grant that included putting shrimp on tiny treadmills. The actual research studied marine animal health. The treadmill cost about $47.
Sought to reform NSF spending after revelations that $384,949 in federal funds went to studying duck reproductive anatomy. The research was peer-reviewed and scientifically valid. The headlines were still brutal.