US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Bills & Legislation (Page 6)

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US Federal House Bill HB1233

Introduced
2/12/25  
To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for disinformation research grants, and for other purposes.
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US Federal House Bill HB1350

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
DOE and NSF Interagency Research ActThis bill provides statutory authority for a research and development partnership between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Specifically, the bill requires DOE and NSF to enter into a memorandum of understanding to support cross-cutting and collaborative research and development that furthers the missions of both agencies. Through the partnership, DOE and NSF may conduct research in a variety of focus areas (e.g., artificial intelligence), promote multi-agency and cross-sector data sharing, support research infrastructure, and organize education and training initiatives. DOE and NSF must jointly report on their collaboration.
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US Federal House Bill HB1326

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Refer
3/14/25  
DOE and USDA Interagency Research ActThis bill requires the Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture to carry out cross-cutting and collaborative research and development activities through the establishment of an interagency agreement.The agencies are authorized to (1) carry out reimbursable agreements in order to maximize research and development effectiveness, and (2) collaborate with other federal agencies. Further, the interagency agreement must require the use of a competitive, merit-reviewed process, which considers applications from federal agencies, national laboratories, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit institutions.Research and development activities may includecollaborative research in a variety of focus areas such as machine learning and artificial intelligence, biofuels and biobased products, grid modernization and security, rural technology development, and wildfire risks and prevention;developing methods to accommodate large voluntary standardized and integrated data sets on agricultural, environmental, supply chain, and economic information;supporting research infrastructure and workforce development; andcollaborative research and development on ways to improve agriculture operations and processing efficiencies, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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US Federal House Bill HB1325

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2025This bill makes certain changes related to the licensing of private remote sensing space systems. (Under current regulations, remote sensing refers to the collection of data by instruments in Earth's orbit, such as satellites, that can be processed into imagery of Earth's surface; private remote sensing space systems refer to remote sensing instruments not owned by the U.S. government.)The bill decreases from 120 to 60 days the amount of time in which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration must review and act on an application for a license to operate a private remote sensing space system.Further, the bill expands annual reporting on the licensing of private remote sensing space systems to include a list of all applications, organized by tier, as well as the rationale for each tier categorization. (Currently, each license is categorized into one of three tiers based on whether the system produces or is capable of producing data that is already available from other entities). Additionally, the report must include all terms, conditions, or restrictions placed on licensees.The bill also reinstates this annual reporting requirement, which expired on September 30, 2020, through September 30, 2030.
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US Federal House Bill HB1318

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
United States Research Protection ActThis bill clarifies the definition of a malign foreign talent recruitment program under the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act. The Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, which was included in the CHIPS and Science Act, prohibits researchers who receive federal funds from participating in malign foreign talent recruitment programs, in which foreign countries incentivize or compensate researchers for activities that present a conflict of interest for the researcher or that are otherwise unauthorized (e.g., sharing proprietary information without proper authorization).The bill clarifies that these restrictions apply to programs that are sponsored by a foreign country of concern, including China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. The bill also clarifies that malign foreign talent recruitment programs may involve direct or indirect compensation or incentives from such countries.
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US Federal House Bill HB903

Introduced
1/31/25  
Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act of 2025
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US Federal House Bill HB1365

Introduced
2/14/25  
America First Energy Act
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US Federal House Bill HB1368

Introduced
2/14/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
DOE and NASA Interagency Research Coordination Act
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US Federal House Bill HB1419

Introduced
2/18/25  
Contaminated Wells Relocation Act
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US Federal House Bill HB1453

Introduced
2/21/25  
Refer
2/21/25  
Clean Energy Demonstration Transparency Act of 2025
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US Federal House Bill HR147

Introduced
2/21/25  
Expressing support for designation of the third Friday of every March, as "National FIRST Robotics Day".
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US Federal House Bill HB1449

Introduced
2/21/25  
Energy Resilient Communities Act
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US Federal House Bill HR221

Introduced
3/14/25  
Expressing support for designation of March 14, 2025, as "National Pi Day".
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US Federal House Bill HB2208

Introduced
3/18/25  
Saving NSF’s Workforce Act
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US Federal House Bill HB2211

Introduced
3/18/25  
Saving NOAA’s Workforce Act