Legis Daily

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1260| Senate 
| Updated: 6/8/2021
Charles E. Schumer

Charles E. Schumer

Democratic Senator

New York

Cosponsors (13)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Mitt Romney (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 This bill addresses U.S. technology and communications, foreign relations and national security, domestic manufacturing, education, trade, and other matters. Among other provisions, the bill provides funding for FY2022-FY2026 to support U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, research and development, and supply chain security; provides funding for wireless supply chain innovation; establishes a Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation; extends through 2025 the authority of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to lease its non-excess real property and related personal property; authorizes various programs and policies related to space exploration; authorizes various international affairs programs and activities, including foreign assistance for the Indo-Pacific region; requires federal infrastructure programs to provide for the use of materials produced in the United States; imposes sanctions on China for cybersecurity and human rights abuses; requires the Department of Health and Human Services to consider national security risks associated with sensitive genetic information; includes initiatives related to elementary and secondary education, including those to increase computer science education; contains provisions related to higher education, including those reauthorizing through FY2027 international education programs and addressing China's influence on institutions of higher education; modifies and expands the schedule for graduated merger filing fees; prohibits federal funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology; requires the U.S. Trade Representative to take certain actions related to digital trade and censorship practices; and extends through 2027 the Generalized System of Preferences.

Bill Text Versions

View Text
3 versions available

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2070-2085)
May 12, 2021
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 13, 2021
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
May 13, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 58.
May 13, 2021
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2504)
May 13, 2021
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2504)
May 17, 2021
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S2535)
May 17, 2021
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 86 - 11. Record Vote Number: 192. (CR S2541)
View Vote
May 18, 2021
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
May 18, 2021
Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S2568-2569)
May 18, 2021
The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
May 18, 2021
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S2555)
May 19, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2752-2755, S2757-2758, S2763-2764, S2768-2769, S2773-2775)
May 20, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3175-3182, S3182-3186, S3187-3189)
May 24, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3318-3326)
May 25, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3401-3410, S3413-3416)
May 25, 2021
Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate. (CR S3416)
May 26, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3470-3471, S3476-3479, S3481-3484, S3486, S3492-3496)
May 27, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3549-3851, S3851-3876)
May 28, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3915-3926)
Jun 8, 2021
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)
View Vote
Jun 8, 2021
Cloture motion on the bill withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (CR S3977)
Jun 8, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3975-3980)
May 5, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-4521
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  • April 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2070-2085)


  • May 12, 2021
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • May 13, 2021
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.


  • May 13, 2021
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 58.


  • May 13, 2021
    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2504)


  • May 13, 2021
    Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2504)


  • May 17, 2021
    Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S2535)


  • May 17, 2021
    Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 86 - 11. Record Vote Number: 192. (CR S2541)
    View Vote


  • May 18, 2021
    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.


  • May 18, 2021
    Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S2568-2569)


  • May 18, 2021
    The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.


  • May 18, 2021
    Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S2555)


  • May 19, 2021
    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2752-2755, S2757-2758, S2763-2764, S2768-2769, S2773-2775)


  • May 20, 2021
    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3175-3182, S3182-3186, S3187-3189)


  • May 24, 2021
    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3318-3326)


  • May 25, 2021
    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3401-3410, S3413-3416)


  • May 25, 2021
    Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate. (CR S3416)


  • May 26, 2021
    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3470-3471, S3476-3479, S3481-3484, S3486, S3492-3496)


  • May 27, 2021
    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3549-3851, S3851-3876)


  • May 28, 2021
    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3915-3926)


  • June 8, 2021
    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)
    View Vote


  • June 8, 2021
    Cloture motion on the bill withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (CR S3977)


  • June 8, 2021
    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3975-3980)


  • May 5, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-4521
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • S 117-637: Supporting Early-Career Researchers Act
  • S 117-1374: Rural STEM Education Act
  • S 117-1565: Supporting STEM Learning Opportunities Act
  • S 117-1418: Bioeconomy Research and Development Act of 2021
  • S 117-1161: Quantum Network Infrastructure and Workforce Development Act of 2021
  • S 117-1257: AI Scholarship-for-Service Act
  • S 117-996: IMPACT Act
  • HR 117-4588: Regional Innovation Act of 2021
  • S 117-997: Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy Act of 2021
  • S 117-1106: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2021
AbortionAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesAfricaAir qualityAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsArctic and polar regionsAsiaAustraliaAviation and airportsBorder security and unlawful immigrationBusiness investment and capitalBuy American requirementsCanadaChinaCivil actions and liabilityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftConflicts and warsCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementDepartment of CommerceDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEcologyEconomic developmentEducation programs fundingElectric power generation and transmissionElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental technologyEuropeExecutive agency funding and structureFamily planning and birth controlFederal officialsFinlandFishesForeign and international corporationsForeign propertyGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth technology, devices, suppliesHigher educationHong KongHuman rightsIcelandIndian social and development programsIndustrial policy and productivityInfrastructure developmentIntellectual propertyInternational organizations and cooperationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaJapanLabor standardsManufacturingMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine and inland water transportationMaterialsMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary operations and strategyMinority educationMinority employmentMultilateral development programsNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNational Science FoundationNatural disastersNavigation, waterways, harborsNoise pollutionNorwayNuclear powerOceaniaOlympic gamesPeace CorpsPerformance measurementPhilippinesPolitical parties and affiliationPublic contracts and procurementPublic-private cooperationReligionResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentRural conditions and developmentRussiaSanctionsScience and engineering educationSmall businessSouth KoreaSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusSpacecraft and satellitesSpace flight and explorationStudent aid and college costsSwedenTariffsTechnology assessmentTechnology transfer and commercializationTerrorismThailandTibetTransportation safety and securityUnited NationsU.S. and foreign investmentsVirginiaVocational and technical educationWater use and supply

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1260| Senate 
| Updated: 6/8/2021
United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 This bill addresses U.S. technology and communications, foreign relations and national security, domestic manufacturing, education, trade, and other matters. Among other provisions, the bill provides funding for FY2022-FY2026 to support U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, research and development, and supply chain security; provides funding for wireless supply chain innovation; establishes a Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation; extends through 2025 the authority of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to lease its non-excess real property and related personal property; authorizes various programs and policies related to space exploration; authorizes various international affairs programs and activities, including foreign assistance for the Indo-Pacific region; requires federal infrastructure programs to provide for the use of materials produced in the United States; imposes sanctions on China for cybersecurity and human rights abuses; requires the Department of Health and Human Services to consider national security risks associated with sensitive genetic information; includes initiatives related to elementary and secondary education, including those to increase computer science education; contains provisions related to higher education, including those reauthorizing through FY2027 international education programs and addressing China's influence on institutions of higher education; modifies and expands the schedule for graduated merger filing fees; prohibits federal funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology; requires the U.S. Trade Representative to take certain actions related to digital trade and censorship practices; and extends through 2027 the Generalized System of Preferences.

Bill Text Versions

View Text
3 versions available

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2070-2085)
May 12, 2021
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 13, 2021
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
May 13, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 58.
May 13, 2021
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2504)
May 13, 2021
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2504)
May 17, 2021
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S2535)
May 17, 2021
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 86 - 11. Record Vote Number: 192. (CR S2541)
View Vote
May 18, 2021
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
May 18, 2021
Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S2568-2569)
May 18, 2021
The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
May 18, 2021
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S2555)
May 19, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2752-2755, S2757-2758, S2763-2764, S2768-2769, S2773-2775)
May 20, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3175-3182, S3182-3186, S3187-3189)
May 24, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3318-3326)
May 25, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3401-3410, S3413-3416)
May 25, 2021
Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate. (CR S3416)
May 26, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3470-3471, S3476-3479, S3481-3484, S3486, S3492-3496)
May 27, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3549-3851, S3851-3876)
May 28, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3915-3926)
Jun 8, 2021
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)
View Vote
Jun 8, 2021
Cloture motion on the bill withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (CR S3977)
Jun 8, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3975-3980)
May 5, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-4521
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  • April 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2070-2085)


  • May 12, 2021
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • May 13, 2021
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.


  • May 13, 2021
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 58.


  • May 13, 2021
    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2504)


  • May 13, 2021
    Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2504)


  • May 17, 2021
    Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S2535)


  • May 17, 2021
    Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 86 - 11. Record Vote Number: 192. (CR S2541)
    View Vote


  • May 18, 2021
    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.


  • May 18, 2021
    Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S2568-2569)


  • May 18, 2021
    The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.


  • May 18, 2021
    Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S2555)


  • May 19, 2021
    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2752-2755, S2757-2758, S2763-2764, S2768-2769, S2773-2775)


  • May 20, 2021
    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3175-3182, S3182-3186, S3187-3189)


  • May 24, 2021
    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3318-3326)


  • May 25, 2021
    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3401-3410, S3413-3416)


  • May 25, 2021
    Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate. (CR S3416)


  • May 26, 2021
    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3470-3471, S3476-3479, S3481-3484, S3486, S3492-3496)


  • May 27, 2021
    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3549-3851, S3851-3876)


  • May 28, 2021
    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3915-3926)


  • June 8, 2021
    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)
    View Vote


  • June 8, 2021
    Cloture motion on the bill withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (CR S3977)


  • June 8, 2021
    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3975-3980)


  • May 5, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-4521
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Charles E. Schumer

Charles E. Schumer

Democratic Senator

New York

Cosponsors (13)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Mitt Romney (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • S 117-637: Supporting Early-Career Researchers Act
  • S 117-1374: Rural STEM Education Act
  • S 117-1565: Supporting STEM Learning Opportunities Act
  • S 117-1418: Bioeconomy Research and Development Act of 2021
  • S 117-1161: Quantum Network Infrastructure and Workforce Development Act of 2021
  • S 117-1257: AI Scholarship-for-Service Act
  • S 117-996: IMPACT Act
  • HR 117-4588: Regional Innovation Act of 2021
  • S 117-997: Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy Act of 2021
  • S 117-1106: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AbortionAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesAfricaAir qualityAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsArctic and polar regionsAsiaAustraliaAviation and airportsBorder security and unlawful immigrationBusiness investment and capitalBuy American requirementsCanadaChinaCivil actions and liabilityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftConflicts and warsCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementDepartment of CommerceDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEcologyEconomic developmentEducation programs fundingElectric power generation and transmissionElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental technologyEuropeExecutive agency funding and structureFamily planning and birth controlFederal officialsFinlandFishesForeign and international corporationsForeign propertyGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth technology, devices, suppliesHigher educationHong KongHuman rightsIcelandIndian social and development programsIndustrial policy and productivityInfrastructure developmentIntellectual propertyInternational organizations and cooperationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaJapanLabor standardsManufacturingMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine and inland water transportationMaterialsMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary operations and strategyMinority educationMinority employmentMultilateral development programsNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNational Science FoundationNatural disastersNavigation, waterways, harborsNoise pollutionNorwayNuclear powerOceaniaOlympic gamesPeace CorpsPerformance measurementPhilippinesPolitical parties and affiliationPublic contracts and procurementPublic-private cooperationReligionResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentRural conditions and developmentRussiaSanctionsScience and engineering educationSmall businessSouth KoreaSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusSpacecraft and satellitesSpace flight and explorationStudent aid and college costsSwedenTariffsTechnology assessmentTechnology transfer and commercializationTerrorismThailandTibetTransportation safety and securityUnited NationsU.S. and foreign investmentsVirginiaVocational and technical educationWater use and supply