HR 5907 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

NIMBLE Act

Introduced May 22, 2018 Originated House Sponsor Randy Hultgren R-IL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 28, 2018 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 22, 2018
  2. Passed HouseJun 27, 2018
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

National Innovation Modernization by Laboratory Empowerment Act or the NIMBLE Act

This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to delegate signature authority to the nonmilitary national laboratories for certain agreements. Activity under such an agreement must have a total cost of less than $1 million (including the contributions of the national laboratory and the cost share of the contractor). Agreements must fall within the scope of:

  • a strategic plan for the laboratory that has been approved by DOE, or
  • the most recent congressionally approved budget for DOE activities that are to be carried out by the laboratory.

Cosponsors 12

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2018 to Jun 27, 2018, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalMay 22, 2018
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalMay 22, 2018
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalMay 22, 2018
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalMay 22, 2018
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalMay 22, 2018
R-OKFrank D. LucasOriginalMay 22, 2018
R-TXLamar SmithOriginalMay 22, 2018
R-FLNeal P. DunnOriginalMay 22, 2018
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalMay 22, 2018
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalMay 22, 2018
R-CAStephen KnightOriginalMay 22, 2018
R-LARalph Lee AbrahamJun 27, 2018

Actions 13

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 28, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  2. Jun 27, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5781-5782)
  3. Jun 27, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5907.
  4. Jun 27, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. Jun 27, 2018Mr. Hultgren moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
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Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 28, 2018Referred in Senate
  2. Jun 27, 2018Engrossed in House
  3. Jun 27, 2018Reported in House
  4. May 22, 2018Introduced in House

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