# 116-hr-8044: Supporting Early-Career Researchers Act

116-hr-8044, Supporting Early-Career Researchers Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8044
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8044
- Congress: 116
- Title: Supporting Early-Career Researchers Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- Introduced: 2020-08-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Supporting Early-Career Researchers Act This bill authorizes the National Science Foundation to establish a two-year pilot program to award grants to highly qualified early-career investigators to carry out an independent research program at the institution of higher education chosen by such investigator, to last for a period not greater than two years.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-25] (R-CA), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] (R-OH), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2020-12-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7308: RISE Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-8044 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8044)

## Related
- [116-hr-7308: RISE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7308)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1044)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8044 (as of 2025-11-18).