117th Congress
Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021
Purpose
To authorize appropriations to offset costs resulting from reductions in research productivity in connection with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes.
Summary of Selected Provisions
- Recommends Congress appropriate about $25 billion across federal science agencies to address project disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
- Of the total, $10 billion would go to the National Institutes of Health, $5 billion to the Department of Energy, $3 billion each to the National Science Foundation and Department of Defense, $2 billion to NASA, $450 million to the Department of Commerce, $300 million each to the U.S. Geological Survey and Department of Transportation, and $200 million each to the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Education
- Permits the funds to be used to extend research awards, replace equipment, create new research opportunities for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers, and support research on pandemic preparedness, among other purposes
Primary Sponsors
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REPRESENTATIVE D-CO
Co-sponsors by Party
R
24
D
155
I
0
Actions
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02/05/2021Introduced in House