US Congress House Bill 5685 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 13-1)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Extends through FY2029 the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the Office of Science of the Department of Energy, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the National Science Foundation (NSF). The bill sets forth programs, projects, and activities, including those regarding federal research security, the science and technical workforce, basic energy sciences research and upgrades to certain facilities, computational materials and chemistry science, advanced scientific computing, high energy physics, biological systems science and environmental science, fusion energy sciences research, nuclear physics, carbon utilization research infrastructure, enhanced geothermal energy, quantum information science and technology research, cybersecurity research, artificial intelligence and data science, engineering biology research, next generation digital radar, Antarctic nongovernmental activities and environmental liability requirements, and federal government inventions. The OSTP shall submit a comprehensive national science and technology strategy, and complete a review of U.S. science and technology enterprise. The Office of Science shall continue to leverage U.S. participation in the Large Hadron Collider, prioritize international partnerships and investments in the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility/Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, and prioritize international collaboration that would provide U.S. researchers access to the most advanced accelerator facilities in the world. The Government Accountability Office shall evaluate NIST's Center for Neutron Research. The NSF shall contract the National Academy of Public Administration to study the organizational and management structure of the NSF.

Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act of 2020

Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]	Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]
Rep. James Baird [R-IN]	Rep. Anthony Gonzalez [R-OH]	Rep. Michael Waltz [R-FL]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]
Rep. Greg Murphy [R-NC]	Rep. Troy Balderson [R-OH]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Francis Rooney [R-FL]
Rep. Denver Riggleman [R-VA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
2020-02-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2020-01-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Small Business, Natural Resources, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-01-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Small Business, Natural Resources, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-01-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Small Business, Natural Resources, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-01-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Small Business, Natural Resources, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-01-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Small Business, Natural Resources, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-01-28	House	Introduced in House

HB2393 (Related) 2019-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
HB3915 (Related) 2019-07-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
HB4091 (Related) 2020-06-18 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 346.
HB4733 (Related) 2020-03-12 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
SB2714 (Related) 2020-01-07 - By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-195.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5685/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5685/BILLS-116hr5685ih.pdf