U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5663: PROOF Act
Status: In committee, September 30, 2026
A bill to establish a program at the National Science Foundation to fund research awards to reproduce federally funded research.
What the bill says
To establish a program at the National Science Foundation to fund research awards to reproduce federally funded research.
From the introduced text, September 30, 2026:
A BILL To establish a program at the National Science Foundation to fund research awards to reproduce federally funded research. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Reproducibility and Oversight of Federal Research Act or the PROOF Act . SECTION 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Director The term Director means the Director of the National Science Foundation. (2) Institution of higher education The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ). (3) STEM The term STEM means the academic and professional disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. SECTION 3. Reproducibility and replication of scientific research (a) In general (1) Authorization of awards The Director shall make awards, through a competitive, merit-review process to institutions of higher education to support the replication of federally funded research. (2) Restriction on discrimination In carrying out this section, the Director may not include, expressly or impliedly, any grant award condition or requirement for a grant applicant to engage in discrimination, grant preferential treatment, or impose adverse treatment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic for which discrimination is prohibited under Federal law in carrying out the proposed research. (b) Application (1) In …
Sponsors
- Lummis, Cynthia (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Science, Technology, Communications
Common questions
- What is SB5663?
- SB5663 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): PROOF Act.
- What does SB5663 do?
- In its own words: To establish a program at the National Science Foundation to fund research awards to reproduce federally funded research.
- What is the status of SB5663?
- In committee as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5663?
- Lummis, Cynthia (R).
- Where is the official record for SB5663?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5663
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