Research Advancing to Market Production for Innovators Act
Latest action · Mar 22, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Research Advancing to Market Production for Innovators Act
This bill provides commercialization services for federally funded small business research and development under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.
Specifically, the bill (1) expedites the application and award process for SBIR proposals and STTR solicitations, (2) requires determinations of commercialization potential for projects undertaken through SBIR and STTR awards, (3) provides continued flexibility of technical and business assistance for SBIR and STTR awardees, (4) instructs participating federal agencies to designate a technology commercialization official to help awardees commercialize, and (5) requires the Small Business Administration and the U.S. Patent Office to reach an interagency agreement to help SBIR and STTR awardees with intellectual property protection.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 1, 2021 to Sep 27, 2021, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Original | Feb 1, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 27, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Jul 28, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Sep 27, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Feb 1, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 1, 2021Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Judiciary, 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.
- Feb 1, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3109 | Research Advancing to Market Production for Innovators Act | Related bill | Oct 28, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2021Introduced in House
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