3.0.0 4286 2023-01-11T13:43:51Z 2023-01-11T13:43:51Z Senate S 2020-07-22 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2020-12-16T00:15:11Z Markup by 2020-09-16T17:45:29Z Referred to 2020-07-22T23:19:34Z S. Rept. 116-332 RISE Act 116 7308 HR 2020-08-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. Identical bill CRS 2020-12-15 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 639. Calendars 2020-12-15 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-332. Committee 2020-12-15 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-332. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2020-09-16 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2020-07-22 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2020-07-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2020-07-22 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2020-07-22 True G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2020-07-22 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2020-08-06 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2020-08-06 False Science, Technology, Communications Alternative and renewable resources Cardiovascular and respiratory health Defense spending Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Defense Department of Education Department of Energy Department of Health and Human Services Department of the Interior Education programs funding Electric power generation and transmission Emergency medical services and trauma care Energy efficiency and conservation Energy research Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Executive agency funding and structure Health programs administration and funding Higher education Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical research Military procurement, research, weapons development National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Science Foundation Nuclear power Oil and gas Public contracts and procurement Research administration and funding Research and development Science, Technology, Communications 00 2020-07-22 Introduced in Senate 2020-08-17T23:05:04Z Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act or the RISE Act

This bill authorizes the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, the Interior, and Health and Human Services and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Science Foundation, and Environmental Protection Agency to provide support for research regarding COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or research disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Support under this bill shall be provided through federal science agencies with at least $50 million in basic and applied research obligations in FY2020. Support may be used to

  • provide supplemental funding to extend the duration of a grant to a research institution or national laboratory that was awarded prior to the enactment of this bill, or to expand the purposes of such a grant as specified;
  • provide supplemental funding through existing competitively awarded cooperative agreements and contracts to cover the increased costs of construction of scientific facilities and equipment that have been delayed because of COVID-19; and
  • award grants and cooperative agreements to institutions of higher education to conduct research on the behavioral, social, or economic effects of COVID-19 and the responses to the disease or on the effectiveness of such responses.

Agencies must provide the support as rapidly as possible.

Provided funds shall remain available for expenditure for up to two years.

]]> 25 2020-12-15 Reported to Senate 2021-03-16T15:58:15Z Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act of 2020 or the RISE Act of 2020

This bill authorizes the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, the Interior, Health and Human Services, and Transportation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Science Foundation, and Environmental Protection Agency to provide support for research regarding COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or research disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Support may be used to

  • provide supplemental funding to extend the duration of a grant to a research institution, national laboratory, or individual that was awarded prior to the enactment of this bill, or to expand the purposes of such a grant as specified;
  • provide supplemental funding through existing competitively awarded cooperative agreements and contracts to cover the increased costs of construction of scientific facilities and equipment that have been delayed because of COVID-19; and
  • award grants and cooperative agreements to institutions of higher education to conduct research on the behavioral, social, or economic effects of COVID-19 and the responses to the disease or on the effectiveness of such responses.

Agencies must provide the support as rapidly as possible.

Provided funds shall remain available for expenditure for up to two years.

]]> RISE Act of 2020 Display Title RISE Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate RISE Act of 2020 S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act of 2020 S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Introduced RISE Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize appropriations for offsetting the costs related to reductions in research productivity resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4286rs/xml/BILLS-116s4286rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4286is/xml/BILLS-116s4286is.xml 2020-12-15 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 639. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.