House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
National Science and Technology Strategy Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Waltz R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 11, 2021
- Committee actionJul 27, 2021
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 18, 2022 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 178.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3858.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3858, National Science and Technology Strategy Act of 2021” on February 14, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on July 27, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 14, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57847
- CBO publication date
- February 14, 2022
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3858, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3858
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 17, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3858, National Science and Technology Strategy Act of 2021” on September 27, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on February 18, 2022”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 27, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58530
- CBO publication date
- September 27, 2022
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3858, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3858
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 17, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8fa2ebce34c1d8818bbd21facbdadec884bb263e255da7fb8f4c0acba123f5c7
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-248 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on February 18, 2022.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 18, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/248
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3858, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3858
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 17, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8fa2ebce34c1d8818bbd21facbdadec884bb263e255da7fb8f4c0acba123f5c7
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WALTZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 102, June 11, 2021, Page H2711):U.S. Constitution, Article I, 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 or Officer thereof.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 11, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 324 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3858, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3858
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 17, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8fa2ebce34c1d8818bbd21facbdadec884bb263e255da7fb8f4c0acba123f5c7
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3858, last updated December 17, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 16, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
7 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 7 cosponsors (71%) are from the other party.
Jason Crow (D-CO), Antonio Delgado (D-NY), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Brad Sherman (D-CA).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.