DOE and SBA Research Act
Latest action · Feb 29, 2024 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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 17, 2023
- Passed HouseFeb 28, 2024
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
DOE and SBA Research Act
This bill requires the Department of Energy and the Small Business Administration to enter into an agreement to collaborate on research and development activities.
The agencies must report on any collaborative research achievements and potential opportunities to expand the technical capabilities of the agencies.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 17, 2023.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Jul 17, 2023 |
Committees 3
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 Jul 17, 2023 |
| House | Small Business Committee | Referred Jul 17, 2023Markup Jul 18, 2023Reported Sep 1, 2023Exchange of letters |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 29, 2024 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 29, 2024Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Feb 28, 2024Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Feb 28, 2024Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H721-722)
- Feb 28, 2024DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4669.
- Feb 28, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H721)
- Feb 28, 2024Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 28, 2024The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 1, 2023Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 118-183, Part I.
- Jul 18, 2023Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 0.
- Jul 18, 2023Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 17, 2023Introduced in House
- Jul 17, 2023Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H721, H722Text printed H721 | Nick LaLota R-NY, Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY, Roger Williams R-TX | Feb 28, 2024 |
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
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 28, 2023H.R. 4669, DOE and SBA Research ActAs reported by the House Committee on Small Business on September 1, 2023
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 122, July 17, 2023, page H3641.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for Department of Energy, National Laboratories, and Small Business Administration joint research and development activities, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To provide for Department of Energy and Small Business Administration joint research and development activities, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- DOE and SBA Research Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- DOE and SBA Research Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- DOE and SBA Research Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 29, 2024Referred in Senate
- Feb 28, 2024Engrossed in House
- Jul 17, 2023Introduced 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.
