21st Century Jobs Act
Latest action · Jul 19, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
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.
- IntroducedJul 16, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
21st Century Jobs Act
This bill establishes an independent agency to be known as the Federal Institute of Technology in the executive branch of the federal government.
The bill provides for a Board of Directors for the institute, which shall establish a minimum of 10 local boards.
The Board of Directors shall develop requirements for each local board based on the comprehensive strategy of the local board.
Each local board shall establish a research hub and oversee the activities of such hub.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 16, 2021 to Jul 22, 2021; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Jul 16, 2021 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Jul 16, 2021 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Jul 16, 2021 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jul 22, 2021 |
Committees 7
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2021 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2021 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2021 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2021 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2021 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Jul 17, 2021 | |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jul 17, 2021 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Jul 17, 2021 | |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2021 |
| Research and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Jul 16, 2021 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2021 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred Jul 19, 2021 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- Jul 17, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Jul 17, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jul 17, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Jul 16, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 16, 2021Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, and 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.
- Jul 16, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Research 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. 167, no. 125, July 16, 2021, page H3633.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47224 | The Metaverse: Concepts and Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Aug 26, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8693 | 21st Century Jobs Act | Reintroduction of | Oct 28, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish an independent agency in the executive branch to be known as the Federal Institute of Technology, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- 21st Century Jobs Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2021Introduced 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.
