Missed Opportunities in Science and Engineering Research Act of 2017
Latest action · May 22, 2018 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.
- IntroducedNov 9, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Missed Opportunities in Science and Engineering Research Act of 2017
This bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to report to Congress on the fiscal health of the NSF research enterprise and the volume of worthy but unfunded grant proposals submitted to the NSF in the preceding year.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 27, 2018 to Jul 26, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 27, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jul 26, 2018 |
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 Nov 9, 2017 |
| Research and Technology Subcommittee | Referred May 22, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- Nov 9, 2017Introduced in House
- Nov 9, 2017Referred 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. 163, no. 183, November 9, 2017, page H8698.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require reporting by the National Science Foundation on requests for funding research that were not granted and had the greatest potential for promoting scientific progress and advancing national health, prosperity, and welfare, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Missed Opportunities in Science and Engineering Research Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 9, 2017Introduced 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.
