Micro Act
Latest action · Aug 19, 2022 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 349.
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.
- IntroducedDec 14, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Microelectronics Research for Energy Innovation Act or the Micro Act
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to carry out a cross-cutting program of research, development, and demonstration of microelectronics relevant to the mission of DOE and in the service of the nation's global competitiveness in the field of microelectronics.
In carrying out such program, DOE shall award financial assistance to eligible entities, such as national laboratories, to carry out research projects in, among other things, foundational science areas and methods for leveraging artificial intelligence.
The Office of Science within DOE shall establish up to four Microelectronics Science Research Centers to conduct mission-driven research to address foundational challenges in the design, development, and fabrication of microelectronics and to facilitate the translation of research results to industry.
The Office of Science, in coordination with the Office of Technology Transitions, shall implement partnerships with industry groups to facilitate the translation and transfer of research results produced by the centers.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 14, 2021 to Feb 1, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Jake Ellzey | Original | Dec 14, 2021 |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Jan 19, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Feb 1, 2022 |
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 Dec 14, 2021Markup Jan 19, 2022Reported Aug 19, 2022 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 19, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 117-452.
- Aug 19, 2022Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 349.
- Jan 19, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jan 19, 2022Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Dec 14, 2021Introduced in House
- Dec 14, 2021Referred 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.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 215, December 14, 2021, page H7825.
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for a comprehensive and integrative program to accelerate microelectronics research and development at the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Micro Act
- Microelectronics Research for Energy Innovation Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Micro Act
- Microelectronics Research for Energy Innovation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 19, 2022Reported in House
- Dec 14, 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.
