HR 4373
116th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Biological and life sciences
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
Manufacturing
Research administration and funding
Science and engineering education
Technology transfer and commercialization
Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2019
Introduced: September 18, 2019
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 10, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Dec 9, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 9, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9356-9358)
Dec 9, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9356-9358)
Dec 9, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4373.
Dec 9, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9356-9359)
Dec 9, 2019
Ms. Johnson (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 5, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 215.
Nov 5, 2019
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-270.
Sep 25, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 25, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 18, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Sep 18, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2019
This bill directs
- the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to implement a National Engineering Biology Research and Development Initiative;
- the OSTP to designate an interagency committee to coordinate the initiative;
- the President to establish an Initiative Coordination Office;
- the OSTP to designate or establish an advisory committee on engineering biology research and development;
- the National Science Foundation (NSF) to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a review and make recommendations with respect to the ethical, legal, environmental, and other appropriate societal issues related to engineering biology research and development; and
- the NSF and certain other federal agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), to carry out specified research activities as part of the initiative.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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