HR 1441
114th Congress
House
Education
Education programs funding
Higher education
Manufacturing
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Science and engineering education
Small business
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Manufacturing Universities Act of 2015
Introduced: March 18, 2015
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Committees of jurisdiction
2