Sowing the Seeds Through Science and Engineering Research Act

Introduced in House

Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science and Technology. H. Rept. 110-39.

Committee Hearings Held.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 318 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 363 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Science and Technology now printed in the bill.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Sullivan (OK) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment inserting language to give priority to grants to expand domestic energy production and use through coal-to-liquids technology and advanced nuclear processing.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 397 - 20 (Roll no. 257).