United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4150 (115th)
Innovate America Act
Introduced
26 October 2017
Last action
22 May 2018 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Sponsors
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Innovate America Act This bill requires the Department of Education (ED), in coordination with the National Science Foundation (NSF), to award grants to state educational agencies to establish or expand the number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science, (STEM) secondary schools from approximately 100 to approximately 200. Among other things, the bill requires ED, in coordination with the NSF, to study how to improve retention rates of students in STEM programs at institutions of higher education; funding for research opportunities for postsecondary students; The NSF Partnerships for Innovation Program to administer a Technology Commercialization Awards Pilot Program through which promising technology advances derived from NSF research grants shall be eligible for funding; the Department of Commerce to establish a manufacturing assistance program for small and medium-sized domestic manufacturers to promote the manufacturing of goods in the United States and enable them to be competitive in global markets; and Commerce to report to Congress on the global competitiveness of 20 U.S. industries that export the most goods or services and the domestic and foreign regulatory and policy barriers to increasing their exports. The National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 is amended to expand the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program to include informatics and computer science.
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Timeline
26 October 2017
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
26 October 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 October 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 October 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Source: Committee
22 May 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 26 October 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Innovate America Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4150
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4150
- us · 115-hr-4150 · source updated 11 August 2025