Senate Bill 1249
116th Congress(2019-2020)
American Innovation Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 30, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1249
Congress
116
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
Primary focus of measure is natural sciences, space exploration, research policy and funding, research and development, STEM education, scientific cooperation and communication; technology policies, telecommunication, information technology; digital media, journalism. Measures concerning scientific education may fall under Education policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
American Innovation Act
This bill requires certain adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2020-FY2024 to accommodate increases in appropriations for agencies that perform basic science research.
Adjustments are required for
- the National Science Foundation,
- the Department of Energy Office of Science,
- Department of Defense science and technology programs,
- National Institute of Standards and Technology scientific and technical research and services, and
- the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate.
The bill also requires annual appropriations during FY2020-FY2024 for each of the programs and agencies referenced in this bill to be at least the amount appropriated for FY2019.
The bill exempts appropriations provided pursuant to this bill from sequestration. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.
April 30, 2019
04/30/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text: CR S2520-2521)
04/30/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:21:42 PM