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Innovation Centers Acceleration Act

Introduced: June 22, 2021 Introduced by: Morelle, Joseph D. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Feb 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Feb 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 25, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Innovation Centers Acceleration Act

This bill establishes a program to advance economic development by designating nine cities as innovation centers and providing and modifying certain related grants. It also establishes the Innovation Center Selection Committee to designate these cities.

The innovation center designation entitles selected cities—and the businesses, research institutions, and other organizations that operate within them—to various federal funding and benefits for research activities, business and workforce development, and transportation infrastructure projects.

These benefits include expanding various tax credits and incentives for businesses. The bill also makes it easier for those businesses to access loans and other financial instruments to raise capital.

In addition, the bill establishes a grant program for local and tribal governments that partner with innovation centers to develop and preserve affordable housing. It also modifies existing grants, loans, and other programs that support transportation infrastructure to specifically target initiatives in innovation centers.

What's happening now February 4, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 871 Related bill Innovation Centers Acceleration Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 9
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7
D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Jun 30, 2021
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jun 22, 2021
Higgins, Brian
· Jun 22, 2021
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 21, 2021
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Feb 8, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jan 25, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 25, 2021
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jan 25, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 476: Innovation Centers Acceleration Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-476/
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"H.R. 476: Innovation Centers Acceleration Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-476/.
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H.R. 476, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-476/.
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