House, Senate to open conference on R&D, technology bills

House, Senate to open conference on R&D, technology bills-rollcall:  Discussions between Senate and House members on one of the most significant pieces of legislation on technology, research and development in recent years gets underway this week, with some conferees aiming to get the bill to President Joe Biden’s desk by Memorial Day.

Senate passes broad research and development bill

Senate passes broad research and development bill-rollcall:  The Senate on Tuesday passed, 68-32, bipartisan legislation aimed at giving the U.S. an edge over China in the scientific research and development of emerging technologies

Research and development ambitions will test bipartisanship

Research and development ambitions will test bipartisanship-rollcall:  As partisan disagreements over infrastructure and a national commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol dominated headlines last week, Congress and President Joe Biden inched closer to a historic boost in U.S. research and development eyed by Republicans and Democrats as a needed counter to China’s quest for technological dominance.