United States · Bill · S
S. 784 (114th)
Microlab Technology Commercialization Act of 2015
Original
Introduced
18 March 2015
Last action
9 June 2015 · Committee
Status
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-344.
Sponsors
Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Subjects
Energy, Education
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Microlab Technology Commercialization Act of 2015 Authorizes the Secretary of Energy (DOE), in collaboration with the directors of national laboratories, to establish a program meeting specified criteria under which DOE sets up microlabs located in close proximity to national laboratories and accessible to the public in order to: (1) enhance collaboration with regional research groups, such as institutions of higher education and industry groups; (2) accelerate technology transfer from national laboratories to the marketplace; and (3) promote regional workforce development through science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instruction and training.
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Timeline
18 March 2015
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
18 March 2015
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
9 June 2015
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-344.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 18 March 2015 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 March 2015
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 March 2015
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 18 March 2015
Sponsors
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · R · Sponsor
- · sseg00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/784
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/784
- us · 114-s-784 · source updated 24 March 2026