H.R. 2225 · 117th Congress

National Science Foundation for the Future Act

Introduced on Mar 26, 2021 by Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX-30). 50 cosponsors, 13 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 12, 2021): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 26, 2021
Cosponsors
50
13 from the other party
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Advisory bodies
  • Agricultural conservation and pollution
  • Agricultural practices and innovations
  • Agricultural research
  • Air quality
  • Biological and life sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Climate change and greenhouse gases
  • Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Earth sciences
  • Education of the disadvantaged
  • Education programs funding
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Energy efficiency and conservation
  • Energy research
  • Energy storage, supplies, demand
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Food supply, safety, and labeling
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Higher education
  • Indian social and development programs
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Minority education
  • Minority employment
  • National Science Foundation
  • Natural disasters
  • Research administration and funding
  • Research and development
  • Research ethics
  • Rural conditions and development
  • Science and engineering education
  • Scientific communication
  • Student aid and college costs
  • Teaching, teachers, curricula
  • Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
  • Violent crime
  • Water use and supply

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Jun 28, 2021). Public domain.

National Science Foundation for the Future Act

This bill reauthorizes the National Science Foundation (NSF) through FY2026 and authorizes programs and activities at the NSF.

The bill establishes requirements for the NSF, including to

  • enter into a contract with the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to assess the status and opportunities for Pre-K through 12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science, (STEM) education research;
  • award grants to establish no fewer than three multidisciplinary Centers for Transformative Education Research and Translation to support research and development of STEM education innovations;
  • provide grants for research on programming that engages students in grades Pre-K through 8, including underrepresented and rural students, in STEM in order to prepare such students to pursue degrees or careers in STEM;
  • award grants to support research and development activities to encourage greater collaboration and coordination between institutions of higher education and industry to enhance education, foster hands-on learning experiences, and improve alignment with workforce needs;
  • award grants to establish a network of centers for science and technical education;
  • award grants to advance research on the nature of learning and teaching at community colleges;
  • award grants to establish traineeship programs for graduate students who pursue artificial intelligence-related research leading to a masters or doctorate degree;
  • award grants to carry out research on the cyber workforce;
  • establish a cybersecurity workforce data initiative;
  • carry out a national initiative to facilitate the development of networks and partnerships to broaden participation in STEM studies and careers of groups historically underrepresented in such studies and careers;
  • maintain a Research Security and Policy office to coordinate all research security policy issues across the NSF;
  • award grants to support research to improve our understanding of the climate system and related human and environmental systems;
  • support research to significantly advance our understanding of the food-energy-water system;
  • award grants to advance knowledge of risk assessment and predictability to improve our ability to predict extreme events and natural hazards, including pandemics; and
  • award grants to support basic research that will accelerate innovation to advance critical minerals mining strategies and technologies.

The bill also establishes within the NSF a Directorate for Science and Engineering Solutions to advance research and development solutions to address societal and national challenges.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Eddie Bernice JohnsonD-TX-30Sponsor

Democrats · 37

Republicans · 13

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Jun 28, 2021· House· Passage· Passed 345–67

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 26, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Mar 26, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Mar 26, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E305)
  4. Mar 26, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
  5. May 4, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
  6. May 13, 2021 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  7. May 13, 2021 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
  8. Jun 15, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  9. Jun 15, 2021 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  10. Jun 28, 2021Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 117-73.
  11. Jun 28, 2021 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 117-73.
  12. Jun 28, 2021 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 51.
  13. Jun 28, 2021 · HouseMs. Johnson (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  14. Jun 28, 2021 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3187-3206)
  15. Jun 28, 2021 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2225.
  16. Jun 28, 2021 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  17. Jun 28, 2021 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3222-3223)
  18. Jun 28, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 345 - 67 (Roll no. 186).(text: CR H3187-3202)House · Roll call 186
  19. Jun 28, 2021 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 345 - 67 (Roll no. 186). (text: CR H3187-3202)House · Roll call 186
  20. Jun 28, 2021 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  21. Jul 12, 2021 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Committees

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.