Thank you for holding today's hearing, Chairwoman Sherrill.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 965, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 193, nays 214, not voting 23, as…

I am opposed in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Lucas moves to recommit the bill H.R. 4447 to the Committee on Energy and Commerce with instructions to…

My motion will ensure that none of the $135 billion in taxpayer funds authorized in H.R. 4447 will be used to build up foreign countries' intellectual property and technology at the expense of our own. Specifically, in order to receive…

I would note to my colleague that I have no additional speakers, and I am prepared to close whenever she has concluded with her speakers.

My amendment contained within this en bloc emphasizes a critical priority for House Republicans. It expresses the sense of Congress that the United States must prioritize investment in domestic energy sources and supply chains, as well as…

I thank Chairwoman Johnson, Chairwoman Sherrill, and Representative Anthony Gonzalez for working together in a bipartisan manner to produce measured legislation that will help secure and modernize America's voting systems. I encourage my…

I am prepared to close, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I, again, would like to thank the sponsors of this legislation for their hard work on this important topic. I encourage all my colleagues to support this…

I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join me in focusing our limited legislative days on these bipartisan programs.

Thank you, Chairwoman Fletcher, for hosting this hearing, and thank you for all our witnesses for being with us this afternoon.

By allowing graduate students and post-docs to stay in research, rather than leaving to find other employment...

That's why I'm a proud co-sponsor of 'the Research Investment to Security the Economy Act.'

We know it will take time and financial resources to get the research enterprise back up on its feet...

Thank you, Chairwoman Stevens, for holding today's hearing to examine the challenges our academic research enterprise has faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

U.S. research relief funding to maintain the continuality of research across disciplines, to maintain the flow of talent from within and to the U.S.

Written statement by Representative Frank D. Lucas, Ranking Member, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives.

A key provision of this bill is to provide the effectiveness of Federal R&D investments through comprehensive technology transfer reform.

First, foreign countries, especially China, are threatening to outpace us in science and technology.

Technology transfer maximizes the return on investments of Federal research dollars by putting groundbreaking technologies and scientific discoveries in the hands of the private sector.

Supporting our Federal research enterprise has never been more important.

Second, we must respond to our changing climate and develop next-generation technologies to understand it, address it, and manage its effects.

It's well-documented that low-income and minority communities are adversely affected by these issues.

We have a responsibility to try to solve the challenges we face.

It's important we recognize that and have an upfront discussion on it.

Sadly, we know that extreme weather, environmental quality, and public health all have a disproportionate effect on low-income and vulnerable populations.