American Innovation Act
Latest action · Mar 15, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1844-1845)
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 15, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Innovation Act
This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require certain adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2017-FY2021 to accommodate increases in appropriations for agencies that perform basic science research.
Adjustments are required for the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy Office of Science, Department of Defense science and technology programs, National Institute of Standards and Technology Scientific and Technical Research and Services, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate.
The bill also requires annual appropriations for each of the programs and agencies referenced in this bill to be at least the amount appropriated in FY2016.
The bill exempts appropriations provided pursuant to this bill from sequestration. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 15, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Mar 15, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Mar 15, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1844-1845)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1569 | American Innovation Act | Identical bill | Apr 25, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Appropriations
- Budget deficits and national debt
- Defense spending
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Defense
- Department of Energy
- Energy research
- Executive agency funding and structure
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Science Foundation
- Research administration and funding
- Science, Technology, Communications
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2017Introduced in Senate
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