# 115-hr-3763: Smarter EPSCoR Act

115-hr-3763, Smarter EPSCoR Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3763
- Congress: 115
- Title: Smarter EPSCoR Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- Introduced: 2017-09-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Smarter EPSCoR Act This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF), when determining the eligibility of a jurisdiction to participate in the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research [EPSCoR] program (formerly known as the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research), to ensure that the proportion of the total amount of NSF research support attributed to the jurisdiction over the three-year period is calculated on a per capita basis.

## Cosponsors (1)

- FRANK LOBIONDO (R-NJ), 2017-09-13T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-5671: Burn Pits Accountability Act
- 115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4909: STOP School Violence Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4732: National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-3763 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3763)

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- [115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5374)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-4909: STOP School Violence Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4909)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3763 (as of 2025-11-18).