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S. 1260 117th Congress Senate

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to requ… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 20, 2021 Introduced by: Charles E. Schumer Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 26 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 2022
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-740.
Jun 8, 2021
Passed Senate, under the order of 5/28/21, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 68 - 32. Record Vote Number: 226. (text: CR S4049-4499)
Jun 8, 2021
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate, under the order of 5/28/21, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 68 - 32. Record Vote Number: 226.(text: CR S4049-4499)
Jun 8, 2021
Cloture motion on the bill withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (CR S3977)
Jun 8, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3975-3980)
May 28, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3915-3926)
May 27, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3549-3851, S3851-3876)
May 26, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3470-3471, S3476-3479, S3481-3484, S3486, S3492-3496)
May 25, 2021
Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate. (CR S3416)
May 25, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3401-3410, S3413-3416)
May 24, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3318-3326)
May 20, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3175-3182, S3182-3186, S3187-3189)
May 19, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2752-2755, S2757-2758, S2763-2764, S2768-2769, S2773-2775)
May 18, 2021
The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
May 18, 2021
Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S2568-2569)
May 18, 2021
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
May 18, 2021
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S2555)
May 17, 2021
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 86 - 11. Record Vote Number: 192. (CR S2541)
May 17, 2021
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S2535)
May 13, 2021
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2504)
May 13, 2021
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2504)
May 13, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 58.
May 13, 2021
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
May 12, 2021
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Apr 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2070-2085)
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 616

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

10 agreed to 12 failed 593 with no recorded outcome 1 withdrawn or other

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,858 Cornyn, John To modify the semiconductor incentives program of the Department of Commerce. Failed Jun 8, 2021
SAMDT 1,502 Schumer, Charles E. In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Jun 8, 2021
SAMDT 1,802 – To protect the United States against efforts of China and other foreign entities to engage in economic espion… Agreed to May 27, 2021
SAMDT 1,562 Crapo, Mike To ensure trade is conducted consistent with American values, to ensure resiliency in critical supply chains,… Agreed to May 27, 2021
SAMDT 1,527 Cantwell, Maria To improve the bill. Withdrawn May 27, 2021
SAMDT 2,023 – To authorize appropriations for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to conduct research and develop… Agreed to May 26, 2021
SAMDT 2,014 Durbin, Richard J. To express the sense of the Senate on the allocation of Special Drawing Rights by the International Monetary … Failed May 26, 2021
SAMDT 1,973 Marshall, Roger To express the sense of the Senate regarding the need to conduct a comprehensive investigation to determine t… Agreed to May 26, 2021
SAMDT 1,929 Lee, Mike To establish a task force for regulatory oversight and review. Failed May 26, 2021
SAMDT 1,911 Sullivan, Dan To require institutions of higher education to submit attestations on freedom of speech. Failed May 26, 2021
SAMDT 1,771 – To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain types of human-animal chimeras. Failed May 26, 2021
SAMDT 1,710 Kennedy, John To prohibit allocations of Special Drawing Rights at the International Monetary Fund for perpetrators of geno… Failed May 26, 2021
SAMDT 1,588 Coons, Christopher A. To establish the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation. Agreed to May 26, 2021
SAMDT 2,003 Paul, Rand To prohibit the National Institutes of Health and any other Federal agency from funding gain-of-function rese… Agreed to May 25, 2021
SAMDT 1,975 Wyden, Ron To set forth trade policy, negotiating objectives, and congressional oversight requirements relating to the r… Failed May 25, 2021
SAMDT 1,891 Lee, Mike To impose limitations on research. Failed May 25, 2021
SAMDT 1,787 Daines, Steve To direct the President to enforce the intellectual property provisions of the Economic and Trade Agreement B… Agreed to May 25, 2021
SAMDT 1,565 Crapo, Mike To provide limitations on the authority of the President to modify trade agreements. Failed May 25, 2021
SAMDT 1,507 Ernst, Joni To prohibit any Federal funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Agreed to May 25, 2021
SAMDT 1,523 – To express the sense of the Senate and establish points of order to ensure the United States adequately funds… Failed May 20, 2021
SAMDT 1,518 Johnson, Ron To prohibit the cancellation of contracts for physical barriers and other border security measures for which … Failed May 20, 2021
SAMDT 1,547 Scott, Rick To direct unobligated amounts made available under coronavirus relief legislation for purposes of carrying ou… Failed May 19, 2021
SAMDT 1,517 Tillis, Thomas To amend chapter 11 of title 35, United States Code, to require the voluntary collection of demographic infor… Agreed to May 19, 2021
SAMDT 2,117 – – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,116 – – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,114 Cornyn, John – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,113 Kennedy, John – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,112 Peters, Gary C. – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,107 Peters, Gary C. – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,106 – – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,105 Ossoff, Jon – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,104 Warren, Elizabeth – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,103 Merkley, Jeff – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,102 Kennedy, John – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,101 Barrasso, John – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,100 Sullivan, Dan – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,099 Sullivan, Dan – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,098 King, Angus S., Jr. – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,097 Merkley, Jeff – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,096 Rosen, Jacky – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,094 Barrasso, John – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,093 – – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,092 Barrasso, John – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,091 Barrasso, John – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,090 Kaine, Tim – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,089 Murkowski, Lisa – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,088 Murkowski, Lisa – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,087 Ernst, Joni – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,086 Moran, Jerry – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,085 Blackburn, Marsha – No recorded outcome –

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 Latest action July 14, 2022

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-740.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 9

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 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6 Republican 4
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 20, 2021
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 20, 2021
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Apr 20, 2021
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Apr 20, 2021
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Apr 20, 2021
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Apr 20, 2021
 D
Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Apr 20, 2021
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Apr 20, 2021
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 20, 2021
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Apr 20, 2021
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