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Manufacturing Universities Act of 2015

Introduced: March 18, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Aug 18, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Mar 18, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Mar 18, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Manufacturing Universities Act of 2015

Authorizes the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish a program to designate up to 25 institutions of higher education as U.S. manufacturing universities that are to be awarded funds over a four-year period.

Requires an institution applying for such program to submit a plan describing its engineering programs, its relationship to manufacturing industries, and its ability to positively impact local and regional economic development.

Requires NIST to recommend adaptations to certain Small Business Act programs to assist small businesses that collaborate with such universities.

What's happening now August 18, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 771 Identical bill Manufacturing Universities Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 13
D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 19, 2016
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Apr 13, 2016
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Oct 16, 2015
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Oct 9, 2015
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Oct 1, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 1, 2015
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Sep 30, 2015
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 8, 2015
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Apr 16, 2015
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Mar 24, 2015
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 18, 2015
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 18, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1441: Manufacturing Universities Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1441/
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"H.R. 1441: Manufacturing Universities Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1441/.
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H.R. 1441, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1441/.
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