American Innovation Act
Latest action · Mar 24, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1770)
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.
- IntroducedMar 24, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Innovation Act
This bill provides permanent funding for
- the National Science Foundation,
- the Office of Science at the Department of Energy,
- the Department of Defense science and technology programs,
- the scientific and technical research and services of the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the Department of Commerce, and
- the Science Mission Directorate at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The bill exempts such funding from being sequestered under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 24, 2021 to Apr 20, 2021, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Mar 24, 2021 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Mar 24, 2021 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Mar 24, 2021 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Mar 24, 2021 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Apr 20, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 24, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Mar 24, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1770)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2140 | American Innovation Act | Identical bill | Mar 23, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Appropriations
- Defense spending
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Defense
- Department of Energy
- Executive agency funding and structure
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Science Foundation
- Research administration and funding
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Space flight and exploration
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 24, 2021Introduced in Senate
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