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H.R. 3293: Scientific Research in the National Interest Act

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H.R. 3293: Scientific Research in the National Interest Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-07-29 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-07-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 68 (2016): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR3293 (2016-02-10), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Scientific Research in the National Interest Act

Plain summary

Scientific Research in the National Interest Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award federal funding for basic research and education in the sciences through a new research grant or cooperative agreement only if it makes an affirmative determination, justified in writing, that the grant or agreement promotes the progress of science in the United States, is worthy of federal funding, and meets certain other criteria. The bill declares that such a determination shall be made after a research grant or cooperative agreement proposal has first satisfied the NSF's reviews for Merit and Broader Impacts.

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Official text

Scientific Research in the National Interest Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · 22 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3293, Scientific Research in the National Interest Act (2015-11-18)

Cosponsors on this site

Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Brian Babin (R-TX), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), David Rouzer (R-NC)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3293 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114