H.R. 2950: CAMS Act
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H.R. 2950: CAMS Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-30 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-30 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
CAMS Act
Plain summary
Computing Advancements for Materials Science Act or the CAMS Act This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science to support a program of fundamental research for the application of advanced computing practices to foundational and emerging research problems in chemistry and materials science. The DOE Office of Science shall select and establish up to four computational materials and chemistry science centers to develop open-source, robust, and validated computational codes and user-friendly software, coupled with innovative use of experimental and theoretical data, to enable the design, discovery, and development of new materials and chemical systems including chemical catalysis research and development. The DOE Office of Science shall support the development of a web-based platform to provide access to a database of computed information on known and predicted materials properties and computational tools to accelerate breakthroughs in materials discovery and design.
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Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] · 1 cosponsors
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Frank D. Lucas (R-OK)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] reported raising $1.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr2950.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr2950 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117