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H.R. 4150 115th Congress House

Innovate America Act

Official title: To support innovation, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 26, 2017 See on congress.gov
Education Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsComputers and information technology
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Congressional oversightEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationExecutive agency funding and structureFree trade and trade barriersGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaManufacturingPerformance measurementPublic contracts and procurementResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentScience and engineering educationSmall businessStudent aid and college costsTechnology transfer and commercialization
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May 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Oct 27, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Oct 26, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Oct 26, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 22, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Innovate America Act

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED), in coordination with the National Science Foundation (NSF), to award grants to state educational agencies to establish or expand the number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science, (STEM) secondary schools from approximately 100 to approximately 200.

Among other things, the bill requires

  • ED, in coordination with the NSF, to study how to improve retention rates of students in STEM programs at institutions of higher education;
  • funding for research opportunities for postsecondary students;
  • The NSF Partnerships for Innovation Program to administer a Technology Commercialization Awards Pilot Program through which promising technology advances derived from NSF research grants shall be eligible for funding;
  • the Department of Commerce to establish a manufacturing assistance program for small and medium-sized domestic manufacturers to promote the manufacturing of goods in the United States and enable them to be competitive in global markets; and
  • Commerce to report to Congress on the global competitiveness of 20 U.S. industries that export the most goods or services and the domestic and foreign regulatory and policy barriers to increasing their exports.

The National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 is amended to expand the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program to include informatics and computer science.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3959 Reintroduction of Innovate America Act
 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4150: Innovate America Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4150/
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