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H.R. 5965: Leveraging our National Labs to Develop Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders Act

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H.R. 5965: Leveraging our National Labs to Develop Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-02-25 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-02-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Leveraging our National Labs to Develop Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders Act

Plain summary

Leveraging our National Labs to Develop Tomorrow's Technology Leaders Act This bill provides statutory authority for the Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Programs within the Department of Energy (DOE). Under the programs, DOE must provide grants for entrepreneurial fellowships, with access to the research facilities, lab expertise, and mentorship opportunities of a National Laboratory, to perform research and development and gain expertise in the commercial application of research ideas.

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Official text

Leveraging our National Labs to Develop Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] · 5 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Seth Moulton (D-MA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Sean Casten (D-IL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] reported raising $6.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr5965 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116