Manufacturing Universities Act of 2015
Latest action · Aug 18, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 18, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Manufacturing Universities Act of 2015
Authorizes the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish a program to designate up to 25 institutions of higher education as U.S. manufacturing universities that are to be awarded funds over a four-year period.
Requires an institution applying for such program to submit a plan describing its engineering programs, its relationship to manufacturing industries, and its ability to positively impact local and regional economic development.
Requires NIST to recommend adaptations to certain Small Business Act programs to assist small businesses that collaborate with such universities.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 18, 2015 to Sep 19, 2016; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Mar 24, 2015 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Apr 23, 2015 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | May 8, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Jul 15, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Jul 22, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jul 22, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Sep 29, 2015 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Sep 30, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Oct 1, 2015 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 1, 2015 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Oct 9, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Oct 9, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Oct 16, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Oct 27, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Sep 19, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Mar 18, 2015 |
| Research and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Aug 18, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 18, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- Mar 18, 2015Introduced in House
- Mar 18, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 46, March 18, 2015, page H1770.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 114-294 | FAA REAUTHORIZATION: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL MODERNIZATION AND REFORM97 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | May 19, 2015 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 771 | Manufacturing Universities Act of 2015 | Identical bill | Mar 18, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs by directing the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in coordination with other appropriate Federal agencies including the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and National Science Foundation, to designate United States manufacturing universities.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Manufacturing Universities Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
