119th Congress · Senate bill · Last action Sep 30, 2026
S. 5663In Committee
PROOF Act
Sponsor: Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. (R-WY)Introduced Sep 30, 2026
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In plain English
S. 5663, sponsored by Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), establishes a research program at the National Science Foundation to fund awards that reproduce federally funded studies. The bill directs NSF to support efforts to verify the results of previously funded research through replication studies.
What’s in the bill (2 sections)
- Sec. 2. Definitions
- Sec. 3. Reproducibility and replication of scientific research
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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