H.R. 8558 119th Congress House

To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to require each institution of higher education to certify as part of an application for a research and development award that…

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Official title: To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to require each institution of higher education to certify as part of an application for a research and development award that such institution does not operate certain branch campuses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 28, 2026 Introduced by: Elise M. Stefanik Republican · New York See on congress.gov

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Apr 28, 2026

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

Apr 28, 2026

Introduced in House

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

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Gottheimer, Josh

New Jersey · Apr 28, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8558: To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to require each institution of higher education to certify as part of an application for a research and development award that such institution does not operate certain branch campuses, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8558/

MLA

"H.R. 8558: To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to require each institution of higher education to certify as part of an application for a research and development award that such institution does not operate certain branch campuses, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8558/.

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H.R. 8558, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8558/.

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[H.R. 8558: To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to require each institution of higher education to certify as part of an application for a research and development award that such institution does not operate certain branch campuses, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8558/)