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[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 20, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. WILD:H.R. 4588.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII--Necessary and Proper Clause[Page H3755]
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H. Rept. 117-254

- United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021
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Passed Senate, under the order of 5/28/21, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 68 - 32. Record Vote Number: 226. (text: CR S4049-4499)
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 183.
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H.R. 4588, Regional Innovation Act of 2021
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57882
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on July 27, 2021
Science, Technology, Communications
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Business education
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Congressional oversight
- Economic development
- Education programs funding
- Energy research
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Environmental technology
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Higher education
- Indian social and development programs
- Manufacturing
- Minority education
- Performance measurement
- Public-private cooperation
- Regional and metropolitan planning
- Rural conditions and development
- Technology assessment
- Technology transfer and commercialization
Science, Technology, Communications
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Regional Innovation Act of 2021
This bill establishes a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub Program and a Regional Clean Energy Innovation Program.
The bill directs the Department of Commerce to establish the Regional Technology and Innovation Hub Program to
- encourage collaboration among local, state, and federal government entities, institutions of higher education, the private sector, nonprofit organizations, and others to promote inclusive regional innovation initiatives;
- designate eligible consortia as hubs and facilitate activities by such consortia in implementing their regional innovation strategies; and
- develop best practices for regional development and competitiveness in technology and innovation.
Additionally, the Department of Energy shall establish the Regional Clean Energy Innovation Program to
- enhance the economic, environmental, and energy security of the United States;
- accelerate the pace of innovation of clean energy technologies through regional clean energy innovation partnerships;
- improve the competitiveness of U.S. clean energy technology research, development, demonstration, and commercial application; and
- support the development of tools and technologies best suited for use in diverse regions of the United States, including in rural, tribal, and low-income communities.
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2022-02-28
Reported to House
2022-03-09T16:18:11Z
Regional Innovation Act of 2021
This bill establishes a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub Program and a Regional Clean Energy Innovation Program.
The bill directs the Department of Commerce to establish the Regional Technology and Innovation Hub Program to
- encourage collaboration among local, state, and federal government entities, institutions of higher education, the private sector, nonprofit organizations, and others to promote inclusive regional innovation initiatives;
- designate eligible consortia as hubs and facilitate activities by such consortia in implementing their regional innovation strategies; and
- develop best practices for regional development and competitiveness in technology and innovation.
Additionally, the Department of Energy shall establish the Regional Clean Energy Innovation Program to
- enhance the economic, environmental, and energy security of the United States;
- accelerate the pace of innovation of clean energy technologies through regional clean energy innovation partnerships;
- improve the competitiveness of U.S. clean energy technology research, development, demonstration, and commercial application; and
- support the development of tools and technologies best suited for use in diverse regions of the United States, including in rural, tribal, and low-income communities.
Commerce shall carry out a program of data collection and analysis of technology and innovation sectors critical to realizing national objectives, including national security, economic prosperity, and social welfare.

Regional Innovation Act of 2021
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Regional Innovation Act of 2021
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To amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to establish a regional technology and innovation hub program, and for other purposes.
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Regional Innovation Act of 2021
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 183.
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