Manufacturing Universities Act of 2015
Latest action · Mar 18, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 18, 2015 to Feb 3, 2016, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Mar 18, 2015 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Sep 24, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Feb 3, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Mar 18, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
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- Mar 18, 2015Introduced in Senate
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