Chinese Research Funds Accounting Act
Latest action · Aug 14, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, 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.
- IntroducedAug 14, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Chinese Research Funds Accounting Act
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study on federal funding made available to entities located in China or majority owned or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party for research in the five years prior to enactment of this bill.
Not later than 120 days after the enactment of this bill, the GAO shall brief Congress on the data that is available with respect to federal funding made available to such entities for research.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 14, 2020 to Dec 4, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Original | Aug 14, 2020 |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Aug 28, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Sep 30, 2020 | |
| R-VA | Denver Riggleman | Sep 30, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Sep 30, 2020 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Sep 30, 2020 | |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Oct 1, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Oct 1, 2020 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Oct 1, 2020 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Oct 9, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Oct 9, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Oct 9, 2020 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Oct 9, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Oct 9, 2020 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Oct 9, 2020 |
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 Aug 14, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 14, 2020Introduced in House
- Aug 14, 2020Referred 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. 166, no. 146, August 14, 2020, page H4238.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 954 | Chinese Research Funds Accounting Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 8, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on certain Federal funding made available to entities located in the People's Republic of China or majority owned or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Chinese Research Funds Accounting Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 14, 2020Introduced 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.
