119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Apr 1, 2025
Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness Act
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Latest action (Apr 1, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Apr 1, 2025)
Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness Act
This bill establishes a nonprofit corporation, to be known as the Foundation for Standards and Metrology, to support the mission and activities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Among other activities, the foundation may
• support metrology and the development of benchmarks and technical standards infrastructure across NIST’s mission areas;
• advance collaboration between NIST and researchers, industry, nonprofit organizations, academia, and other specified entities; and
• offer direct support to NIST associates, including through the provision of grants, housing, training, and other appropriate expenditures. (NIST associates are guest researchers, volunteers, and other nonemployees who conduct research or otherwise engage with NIST.)
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$3,230,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ce Act implementation Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets (SAMOSA) Act S. 1106 / H.R. 2321 - US Leadership in Immersive Technology S. 1235 / H.R. 2583 Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness Act (EPIC) Act S. XXX - AI Modernization of Veterans Benefits Act S. XXX, VET AI Act S. 1…
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GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$3,570,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ce Act implementation Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets (SAMOSA) Act S. 1106 / H.R. 2321 - US Leadership in Immersive Technology S. 1235 / H.R. 2583 Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness Act (EPIC) Act S. XXX - AI Modernization of Veterans Benefits Act S. XXX, VET AI Act S. 1…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$2,860,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ce Act implementation Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets (SAMOSA) Act S. 1106 / H.R. 2321 - US Leadership in Immersive Technology S. 1235 / H.R. 2583 Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness Act (EPIC) Act S. XXX - AI Modernization of Veterans Benefits Act S. XXX, VET AI Act S. 1…
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GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$3,350,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ce Act implementation Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets (SAMOSA) Act S. 1106 / H.R. 2321 - US Leadership in Immersive Technology S. 1235 / H.R. 2583 Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness Act (EPIC) Act S. XXX - AI Modernization of Veterans Benefits Act S. XXX, VET AI Act S. 1…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$17,960,000
Spent on own lobbying
…LE Medical Technology Act of 2025 H.R. 2385, Creating Resources for Every American to Experiment with Artificial Intelligence (CREATE AI) Act of 2025 H.R. 2582/S. 1235, Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness (EPIC) Act H.R. 2794/S. 1367, The No Fakes Act H.R. 3148, App Store Accountability Act H.R. 3209, Ap…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$13,650,000
Spent on own lobbying
…LE Medical Technology Act of 2025 H.R. 2385, Creating Resources for Every American to Experiment with Artificial Intelligence (CREATE AI) Act of 2025 H.R. 2582/S. 1235, Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness (EPIC) Act H.R. 2794/ S. 1367, The No Fakes Act H.R. 3447/S. 1705, Chips Security Act H.R. 5061, Cou…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Science/Technology
$3,570,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ce Act implementation Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets (SAMOSA) Act S. 1106 / H.R. 2321 - US Leadership in Immersive Technology S. 1235 / H.R. 2583 Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness Act (EPIC) Act S. XXX - AI Modernization of Veterans Benefits Act S. XXX, VET AI Act S. 1…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Science/Technology
$3,170,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ce Act implementation Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets (SAMOSA) Act S. 1106 / H.R. 2321 - US Leadership in Immersive Technology S. 1235 / H.R. 2583 Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness Act (EPIC) Act S. XXX - AI Modernization of Veterans Benefits Act S. XXX, VET AI Act S. 1…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing