To provide for a coordinated Federal research initiative to ensure continued United States leadership in engineering biology.
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Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and though it was passed by both chambers on March 28, 2022 it was passed in non-identical forms and the differences were never resolved. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
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101 Cosponsors (100 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Position statements
Statement of Administration Policy
History
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Jul 19, 2021
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Introduced
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Dec 14, 2021
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Passed Senate (House next)
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Jan 19, 2022
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Ordered Reported
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Jan 25, 2022
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Text Published
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Jan 28, 2022
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Reported by House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
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Feb 4, 2022
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Mar 28, 2022
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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May 10, 2022
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Passed House
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Jun 21, 2022
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Enacted — Signed by the President
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Dec 20, 2022
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Passed Senate (House next)
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Dec 22, 2022
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Passed House
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Jan 5, 2023
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Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 4521 (117th) was 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.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4521. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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