HR 5356
116th Congress
House
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Federal Labs Modernization Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 6, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Dec 6, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Federal Labs Modernization Act of 2019
This bill requires the inclusion of certain information related to research infrastructure in specified reports to Congress.
The bill requires the Office of Science and Technology Policy to include in a report to Congress a description of the deficiencies in funding for research infrastructure in research facilities and major instrumentation located at federal laboratories and national user facilities at academic institutions that are widely accessible for use by researchers in the United States.
The General Accountability Office must submit a report to Congress on research infrastructure.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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