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H.R. 2457: To establish a National Science Foundation grant program to provide opportunities for and strengthen research capacity at institutions of higher education to stimulate sustainable improvement in existing research and development at such institutions, and for other purposes.

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H.R. 2457: To establish a National Science Foundation grant program to provide opportunities for and strengthen research capacity at institutions of higher education to stimulate sustainable improvement in existing research and development at such institutions, and for other purposes.

118th Congress · introduced 2023-04-03 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-04-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2] · 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.
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Official title

To establish a National Science Foundation grant program to provide opportunities for and strengthen research capacity at institutions of higher education to stimulate sustainable improvement in existing research and development at such institutions, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

This bill requires the National Science Foundation to award grants to certain institutions of higher education for infrastructure, materials, and equipment for research facilities in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and related fields. Institutions that are eligible for the grants include historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions; public, private, and religious institutions with endowments below specified thresholds; two-year, community, vocational-technical, and career colleges; and single-sex colleges.

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Official text

To establish a National Science Foundation grant program to provide opportunities for and strengthen research capacity at institutions of higher education to stimulate sustainable improvement in existing research and development at such institutions, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2] · 7 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Summer L. Lee (D-PA), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2] reported raising $1.9 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-cong118-hr2457 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118