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H.R. 4373: Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2019

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To provide for a coordinated Federal research initiative to ensure continued United States leadership in engineering biology.

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Sponsor and status

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Eddie Johnson

Sponsor. Representative for Texas's 30th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Sep 18, 2019
Length: 21 pages
Introduced
Sep 18, 2019
Status

Ordered Reported on Sep 25, 2019

The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on September 25, 2019.

Prognosis
4% chance of being enacted according to Skopos Labs (details)
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History

Jan 28, 2015
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 591 (114th).
Nov 27, 2018
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 7171 (115th).
Sep 18, 2019
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

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Sep 25, 2019
 
Ordered Reported

A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.

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Passed House

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Passed Senate

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Signed by the President

H.R. 4373 is a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

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