Endless Frontier Act
Latest action · Apr 22, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedApr 21, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Endless Frontier Act
This bill establishes a Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation (NSF) and establishes various programs and activities.
The goals of the directorate shall be, among other things, the strengthening of U.S. leadership in critical technologies through basic research in key technology focus areas, such as artificial intelligence, high performance computing, and advanced manufacturing, and the commercialization of those technologies to businesses in the United States.
The bill gives the NSF the authority to provide for the widest practicable and appropriate dissemination of information within the United States concerning the NSF’s activities and the results of those activities.
The Office of Science and Technology Policy shall annually develop a strategy for the federal government to improve national competitiveness in science, research, and innovation to support the national security strategy.
The Department of Commerce shall (1) establish a supply chain resiliency and crisis response program to address supply chain gaps and vulnerabilities in critical industries, (2) designate regional technology hubs to facilitate activities that support regional economic development that diffuses innovation around the United States, and (3) award grants to facilitate development and implementation of comprehensive regional technology strategies.
The bill extends through FY2026 the Manufacturing USA Program and expands such program to support innovation and growth in domestic manufacturing.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 21, 2021 to Nov 1, 2021; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Apr 21, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Original | Apr 21, 2021 |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Original | Apr 21, 2021 |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Original | Apr 21, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Original | Apr 21, 2021 |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Original | Apr 21, 2021 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | May 25, 2021 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Marie Newman | May 25, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jun 25, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jun 25, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Nov 1, 2021 |
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 Apr 21, 2021 |
| Research and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Apr 21, 2021 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 21, 2021 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Apr 22, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- Apr 21, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 21, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- Apr 21, 2021Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 167, no. 69, April 21, 2021, page H2056.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1240 | Manufacturing USA Expansion Act of 2021 | Related bill | Apr 20, 2021 |
| S 1260 | United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Jul 14, 2022 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Endless Frontier Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill
- National SEAL Act of 2021
- National Strategy to Ensure American Leadership Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Abortion
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Africa
- Air quality
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Arctic and polar regions
- Asia
- Australia
- Aviation and airports
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Business investment and capital
- Buy American requirements
- Canada
- China
- Civil actions and liability
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Corporate finance and management
- Department of Commerce
- Department of State
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Ecology
- Economic development
- Education programs funding
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment and training programs
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Environmental technology
- Europe
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Family planning and birth control
- Federal officials
- Finland
- Fishes
- Foreign and international corporations
- Foreign property
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Higher education
- Hong Kong
- Human rights
- Iceland
- Indian social and development programs
- Industrial policy and productivity
- Infrastructure development
- Intellectual property
- International organizations and cooperation
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Japan
- Labor standards
- Manufacturing
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Materials
- Middle East
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military operations and strategy
- Minority education
- Minority employment
- Multilateral development programs
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Science Foundation
- Natural disasters
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Noise pollution
- Norway
- Nuclear power
- Oceania
- Olympic games
- Peace Corps
- Performance measurement
- Philippines
- Political parties and affiliation
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public-private cooperation
- Religion
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Rural conditions and development
- Russia
- Sanctions
- Science and engineering education
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Small business
- South Korea
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Space flight and exploration
- Spacecraft and satellites
- Student aid and college costs
- Sweden
- Tariffs
- Technology assessment
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Terrorism
- Thailand
- Tibet
- Transportation safety and security
- U.S. and foreign investments
- United Nations
- Virginia
- Vocational and technical education
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 21, 2021Introduced in House
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