House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law

Scientific Research in the National Interest Act

H.R. 3293Introduced Jul 29, 2015Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Where it went

IntroducedJul 29, 2015
Committee actionOct 8, 2015
Passed HouseFeb 10, 2016 · 236–178
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Feb 11, 2016 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3293.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3293, Scientific Research in the National Interest Act” on November 18, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology on October 8. 2015”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 18, 2015 ↗
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November 18, 2015
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3293, 114th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 21, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-412 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on February 2, 2016.
Source: Congress.gov, reported February 2, 2016 ↗
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H.R. 3293, 114th Congress
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April 21, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMITH of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 121, July 29, 2015, Page H5771):
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department of Officer thereof.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 29, 2015 ↗
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H.R. 3293, 114th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 21, 2025
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

22 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 22 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.

Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Alan Grayson (D-FL), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Frank Lucas (R-OK), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Bill Posey (R-FL), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), David Rouzer (R-NC), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Randy Weber (R-TX), Bruce Westerman (R-AR).

More from the sponsor

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Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-21 district

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