DOE and NSF Interagency Research Act
Latest action · Mar 25, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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 13, 2025
- Passed HouseMar 24, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
DOE and NSF Interagency Research Act
This bill provides statutory authority for a research and development partnership between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Specifically, the bill requires DOE and NSF to enter into a memorandum of understanding to support cross-cutting and collaborative research and development that furthers the missions of both agencies. Through the partnership, DOE and NSF may conduct research in a variety of focus areas (e.g., artificial intelligence), promote multi-agency and cross-sector data sharing, support research infrastructure, and organize education and training initiatives.
DOE and NSF must jointly report on their collaboration.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2025 to Feb 25, 2025; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Feb 25, 2025 |
Committees 2
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 Feb 13, 2025 |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Mar 25, 2025 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Mar 24, 2025Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 24, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1205-1207)
- Mar 24, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1350.
- Mar 24, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1205-1206)
- Mar 24, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 13, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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 H1205–H1207Text printed H1205 | Brian Babin R-TX, Haley M. Stevens D-MI, James R. Baird R-IN | Mar 24, 2025 |
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. 171, no. 30, February 13, 2025, page H712.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42853 | Nuclear Energy: Overview of Congressional Issues | Report | Oct 22, 2026 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2980 | DOE and NSF Interagency Research Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Dec 5, 2023 |
| S 5476 | DOE and NSF Interagency Research Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Dec 11, 2024 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for Department of Energy and National Science Foundation research and development coordination, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- DOE and NSF Interagency Research Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- DOE and NSF Interagency Research Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- DOE and NSF Interagency Research Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To provide for Department of Energy and National Science Foundation research and development coordination, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2025Referred in Senate
- Mar 24, 2025Engrossed in House
- Feb 13, 2025Introduced 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.
