HR 1350
Passed a chamber
Directs the Energy Department and the National Science Foundation to coordinate joint research and development through a memorandum of understanding or other interagency agreement, and to report to Congress within two years.
Official title: DOE and NSF Interagency Research Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
13-FEB-2025
Referred
13-FEB-2025
Passed
24-MAR-2025
Senate
Received
25-MAR-2025
- Requires the Energy Secretary and the National Science Foundation director to coordinate cross-cutting research using a competitive, merit-reviewed process open to federal agencies, national laboratories, universities, and nonprofits.
- Lists research focus areas including quantum information science, fusion, artificial intelligence, microelectronics, and advanced manufacturing.
- Authorizes STEM education and workforce activities such as internships, fellowships, and professional development for educators and researchers.
- Requires a report to House and Senate committees within two years after enactment on interagency coordination and future research opportunities.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (13-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 24-MAR-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Science, Space, and Technology Committee (House)
- Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee (Senate)
Science, Technology, Communications
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1 Republican
1 Democrat