Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2019
Latest action · Dec 10, 2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedSep 18, 2019
- Passed HouseDec 9, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2019
This bill directs
- the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to implement a National Engineering Biology Research and Development Initiative;
- the OSTP to designate an interagency committee to coordinate the initiative;
- the President to establish an Initiative Coordination Office;
- the OSTP to designate or establish an advisory committee on engineering biology research and development;
- the National Science Foundation (NSF) to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a review and make recommendations with respect to the ethical, legal, environmental, and other appropriate societal issues related to engineering biology research and development; and
- the NSF and certain other federal agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), to carry out specified research activities as part of the initiative.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 18, 2019 to Oct 21, 2019; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Sep 18, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Katie Hill | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Sep 26, 2019 | |
| D-OK | Kendra S. Horn | Oct 21, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Oct 21, 2019 |
Committees 2
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 Sep 18, 2019Markup Sep 25, 2019Reported Nov 5, 2019 |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Dec 10, 2019 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Dec 9, 2019Ms. Johnson (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 9, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9356-9359)
- Dec 9, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4373.
- Dec 9, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9356-9358)
- Dec 9, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 5, 2019Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-270.
- Nov 5, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 215.
- Sep 25, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 25, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 18, 2019Introduced in House
- Sep 18, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1578 | Anna G. Eshoo D-CA | Dec 11, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H9356–H9359Text printed H9356–H9358 | Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Frank D. Lucas R-OK | Dec 9, 2019 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 1, 2019H.R. 4373, Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on September 25, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 150, September 18, 2019, page H7774.
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. 116-581 | SECURING U.S. LEADERSHIP IN THE BIOECONOMY39 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Mar 3, 2020 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46881 | The Bioeconomy: A Primer Archived | Report | Sep 19, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3734 | Bioeconomy Research and Development Act of 2020 | Related bill | Dec 15, 2020 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for a coordinated Federal research initiative to ensure continued United States leadership in engineering biology.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Biological and life sciences
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Congressional oversight
- Higher education
- Intergovernmental relations
- Manufacturing
- Research administration and funding
- Science and engineering education
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Technology transfer and commercialization
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2019Referred in Senate
- Dec 9, 2019Engrossed in House
- Nov 5, 2019Reported in House
- Sep 18, 2019Introduced 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.
