To provide for a coordinated Federal research initiative to ensure continued United States leadership in engineering biology.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Passed House (Senate next) on Dec 9, 2019
This bill passed in the House on December 9, 2019 and goes to the Senate next for consideration.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“House Passes Bipartisan Legislation on STEM, Deepfakes, Sustainable Chemistry, and Biotechnology”
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Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK3]
(Co-sponsor)
on Dec 10, 2019
“the weekly leader: friday, december 6, 2019”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Dec 6, 2019
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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Jan 28, 2015
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Nov 27, 2018
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
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Sep 18, 2019
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Introduced
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Sep 25, 2019
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Ordered Reported
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Nov 5, 2019
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Reported by House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
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Dec 9, 2019
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Passed House (Senate next)
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H.R. 4373 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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