HR 4521
117th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Agricultural research
Alternative and renewable resources
Biological and life sciences
Cell biology and embryology
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Ecology
Economic performance and conditions
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Genetics
Higher education
Strategic Competition Act of 2021
Introduced: July 19, 2021
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In committee
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To President
Became law
May 5, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Scott SC, to instruct Senate conferees (Prohibits Co2 Mandate without China) rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 49. Record Vote Number: 159.
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Rubio to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2317)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Lujan to instruct Senate conferees (National Labs) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text: CR S2325)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Lujan to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2325)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Toomey to instruct Senate conferees (Trade, Section 301) agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 158. (text: CR S2324)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Sanders to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2321-2323; text: CR S2321)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Capito to instruct Senate conferees (Climate Emergency Declaration) agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 47. Record Vote Number: 157. (text: CR S2323)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Capito to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2323-2324)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Warnock to instruct Senate conferees (HBCUs) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text: CR S2323)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Warnock to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2323)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Cassidy to instruct Senate conferees (Mexico) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text: CR S2323)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Cassidy to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2323)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Sanders to instruct Senate conferees (NASA) rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 17 - 78. Record Vote Number: 156.
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Toomey to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2324-2325)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Lankford to instruct Senate conferees (Iran), under the order of 4/27/22, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 62 - 33. Record Vote Number: 155. (text: CR S2321)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Lankford to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2321)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Ernst to instruct Senate conferees (SBA) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text: CR S2320)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Ernst to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2320-2321)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Scott FL, to instruct Senate conferees (RoI and Claw Back Provisions) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text: CR S2320)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Scott FL, to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2320)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Hassan to instruct Senate conferees (R&D Tax Credit) agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 5. Record Vote Number: 154. (text: CR S2319)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Hassan to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2319-2320)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Daines to instruct Senate conferees (Prohibit Rejection of All-of-the-Above Energy Portfolio) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text: CR S2319)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Daines to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2319)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Sanders to instruct Senate conferees (Warrants) rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 6 - 87. Record Vote Number: 153.
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Sanders to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2318-2319; text: CR S2318)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Johnson to instruct Senate conferees (Reject Mink Fur Prohibition) agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 33. Record Vote Number: 152. (text: CR S2317)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Johnson to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2317-2318)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Rubio to instruct Senate conferees (Intel Review) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text: CR S2317)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Scott SC, to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2325-2326; text: CR S2325)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Sullivan to instruct Senate conferees (Critical Minerals) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text: CR S2316)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Sullivan to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2316-2317)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Murkowski to instruct Senate conferees (Oceans data) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text: CR S2316)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Murkowski to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2316)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Cotton to instruct Senate conferees (Green Climate Fund to DARPA) agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 44. Record Vote Number: 151. (text: CR S2315)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Cotton to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2315-2316)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Blackburn to instruct Senate conferees (Digital Yuan) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text: CR S2315)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Blackburn to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2315)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Lee to instruct Senate conferees (Green Climate Fund) rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 49. Record Vote Number: 150.
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Lee to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2314-2315; text: CR S2314-2315)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Kelly to instruct Senate conferees (CHIP Investment) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text: CR S2314)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Kelly to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2314)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Risch to instruct Senate conferees (China's Malign Influence) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text: CR S2314)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Risch to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2314)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Menendez to instruct Senate conferees (USTR IG) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text: CR S2314)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Menendez to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2314)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Cruz to instruct Senate conferees (Iran) agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 86 - 12. Record Vote Number: 149. (text: CR S2313)
May 4, 2022
Motion by Senator Cruz to instruct Senate conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2313-2314)
May 4, 2022
Senate appointed conferees. Cantwell; Menendez; Wyden; Peters; Murray; Brown; Warner; Kelly; Warnock; Hickenlooper; Tester; Heinrich; Baldwin; Wicker; Crapo; Risch; Burr; Portman; Grassley; Shelby; Toomey; Barrasso; Capito; Cornyn; Young; Moran, with instructions.
Votes taken on this bill
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| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2022 | House · vote #100 | On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Passed | 351–74 | See who voted → |
| Feb 4, 2022 | House · vote #31 | On Passage | Passed | 222–210 | See who voted → |
| Feb 4, 2022 | House · vote #30 | On Motion to Recommit | Failed | 211–221 | See who voted → |
Plain-English summary
United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021
This bill addresses U.S. technology and communications, foreign relations and national security, domestic manufacturing, education, trade, and other matters.
Among other provisions, the bill
- provides funding for FY2022-FY2026 to support U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, research and development, and supply chain security;
- provides funding for wireless supply chain innovation;
- establishes a Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation;
- extends through 2025 the authority of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to lease its non-excess real property and related personal property;
- authorizes various programs and policies related to space exploration;
- authorizes various international affairs programs and activities, including foreign assistance for the Indo-Pacific region;
- requires federal infrastructure programs to provide for the use of materials produced in the United States;
- imposes sanctions on China for cybersecurity and human rights abuses;
- requires the Department of Health and Human Services to consider national security risks associated with sensitive genetic information;
- includes initiatives related to elementary and secondary education, including those to increase computer science education;
- contains provisions related to higher education, including those reauthorizing through FY2027 international education programs and addressing China's influence on institutions of higher education;
- modifies and expands the schedule for graduated merger filing fees;
- prohibits federal funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology;
- requires the U.S. Trade Representative to take certain actions related to digital trade and censorship practices; and
- extends through 2027 the Generalized System of Preferences.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.