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H.Res. 417: Commemorating the National Science Foundation's 75th anniversary.

119th Congress · introduced 2025-05-15 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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Commemorating the National Science Foundation's 75th anniversary.

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Commemorating the National Science Foundation's 75th anniversary.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hres417.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hres>

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Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] · 24 cosponsors

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Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Jim Costa (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hres417 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills