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H.R. 4377: Accelerating American Leadership in Science Act of 2018

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H.R. 4377: Accelerating American Leadership in Science Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2017-11-13 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-11-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Accelerating American Leadership in Science Act of 2018

Plain summary

Accelerating American Leadership in Science Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to: (1) provide for an upgrade to the Advanced Light Source, and (2) ensure that the start of full operations occurs by December 31, 2025. DOE shall: (1) provide for a Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility to facilitate the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, and (2) ensure that the start of full operations occurs by December 31, 2026. DOE shall: (1) provide for a proton power upgrade to the Spallation Neutron Source, and (2) ensure that the start of full operations occurs by December 31, 2025. DOE shall: (1) provide for a second target station for the Spallation Neutron Source, and (2) ensure that the start of full operations occurs by December 31, 2030.

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Official text

Accelerating American Leadership in Science Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] · 7 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4377, Accelerating American Leadership in Science Act of 2017 (2017-12-19)

Cosponsors on this site

Bill Foster (D-IL), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4377 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115