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Leveraging our National Labs to Develop Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders Act

Introduced: February 25, 2020 Introduced by: Luján, Ben Ray Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Leveraging our National Labs to Develop Tomorrow's Technology Leaders Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Programs within the Department of Energy (DOE). Under the programs, DOE must provide grants for entrepreneurial fellowships, with access to the research facilities, lab expertise, and mentorship opportunities of a National Laboratory, to perform research and development and gain expertise in the commercial application of research ideas.

What's happening now February 25, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Mar 3, 2020
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Feb 25, 2020
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Feb 25, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5965: Leveraging our National Labs to Develop Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5965/
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"H.R. 5965: Leveraging our National Labs to Develop Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5965/.
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H.R. 5965, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5965/.
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