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Small Businesses Partnering with National Labs Act of 2019

Introduced: June 27, 2019 Introduced by: Coons, Christopher A. Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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Jun 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 27, 2019
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Small Businesses Partnering with National Labs Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a program to provide qualified small business concerns with vouchers that may be used at National Laboratories and single-purpose research facilities for activities such as research and development.

In addition, the bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to locate and recover unclaimed U.S. government assets on behalf of any agency and to retain a portion thereof to cover administrative and operational costs.

What's happening now June 27, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3574 Related bill Promoting Small Business Innovation through Partnerships with National Labs Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Feb 4, 2020
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jun 27, 2019
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jun 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2009: Small Businesses Partnering with National Labs Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2009/
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