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S. 3699: Department of Energy Science for the Future Act of 2022

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S. 3699: Department of Energy Science for the Future Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-02-17 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-02-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. 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

Department of Energy Science for the Future Act of 2022

Plain summary

Department of Energy Science for the Future Act This bill supports specified research and development activities of the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science. The bill establishes various programs, including a basic energy sciences research and development program; a Carbon Oxide Sequestration Research and Geologic Computing Initiative; a biological systems science and climate and environmental science research and development program; earth and environmental systems science research; a coastal zone research initiative; a Quantum User Expansion for Science and Technology program or QUEST program; a research program on the fundamental constituents of matter and energy and the nature of space and time; research activities on the nature of the primary contents of the universe, including the nature of dark energy and dark matter; a research program to discover and understand various forms of nuclear matter; a high intensity laser research initiative; and an Emerging Biological Threat Preparedness Research Initiative. The DOE Office of Science shall continue to leverage U.S. participation in the Large Hadron Collider and prioritize expanding international partnerships and investments in the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility and Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment. DOE shall broaden its recruitment pool to increase participation from underrepresented institutions of higher education, including historically Black colleges and universities. DOE may not carry out certain gain-of-function research.

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Official text

Department of Energy Science for the Future Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] · 3 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

John Barrasso (R-WY), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-s3699 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117