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H.R. 4373 · 116th Congress

Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2019

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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 116th Congress ended.

EJD JohnsonSponsor
10 cosponsors · 6 D, 4 R
ZLD Lofgren FLR Lucas FSR Sensenbrenner BFD Foster BFR Fitzpatrick JGR González-Colón KHD Hill DBD Beyer SCD Casten KHD Horn

3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Sep 18, 2019
  2. House Passed Dec 9, 2019
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House · Dec 9, 2019

Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2019

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 President to establish an Initiative Coordination Office;
  • the OSTP to designate or establish an advisory committee on engineering biology research and development;
  • the National Science Foundation (NSF) to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a review and make recommendations with respect to the ethical, legal, environmental, and other appropriate societal issues 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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2019

Latest action (Dec 10, 2019): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 18, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Sep 18, 2019
  2. House Passed Dec 9, 2019

No recorded floor vote found.