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Bill116th CongressFiled May 14, 2020Science, Technology, Communications
S. 3734

Bioeconomy Research and Development Act of 2020

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What it doesSummary reported to senate (Dec 15, 2020)

Bioeconomy Research and Development Act of 2020

This bill directs

  • the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to implement a National Engineering Biology Research and Development Initiative;
  • the OSTP to designate an interagency committee to coordinate the initiative;
  • the OSTP to designate or establish an advisory committee on engineering biology research and development;
  • the National Science Foundation (NSF) to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a review related to engineering biology research and development; and
  • the NSF and certain other federal agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), to carry out specified research activities as part of the initiative.

What just happenedDec 15, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 636.

Who’s behind it

Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY](D-NY)Sponsor
3 cosponsors1 D2 R
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  1. Dec 15, 2020Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 636.

  2. Dec 15, 2020Committee

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-330.

    Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
  3. Dec 15, 2020Committee14000

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-330.

    Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
  4. May 20, 2020Committee

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
  5. May 14, 2020IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

    Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
  6. May 14, 2020IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Reported to SenateDec 15, 202025

Bioeconomy Research and Development Act of 2020

This bill directs

  • the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to implement a National Engineering Biology Research and Development Initiative;
  • the OSTP to designate an interagency committee to coordinate the initiative;
  • the OSTP to designate or establish an advisory committee on engineering biology research and development;
  • the National Science Foundation (NSF) to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a review related to engineering biology research and development; and
  • the NSF and certain other federal agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), to carry out specified research activities as part of the initiative.
Introduced in SenateMay 14, 2020

Bioeconomy Research and Development Act of 2020

This bill directs

  • the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to implement a National Engineering Biology Research and Development Initiative;
  • the OSTP to designate an interagency committee to coordinate the initiative;
  • the OSTP to designate or establish an advisory committee on engineering biology research and development;
  • the National Science Foundation (NSF) to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a review related to engineering biology research and development; and
  • the NSF and certain other federal agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), to carry out specified research activities as part of the initiative.
Bioeconomy Research and Development Act of 2020 — Informed