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S3259Referred to Committee

RECAPTURE Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-11-20
Introduced
4
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
Republican · IA · Senator
Votes with party: 34.4% (320 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/E000295

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (4)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Ted Cruz (R-TX)Original· 2025-11-20
  • Mike Lee (R-UT)· 2025-12-01
  • Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)· 2026-01-06
  • Rick Scott (R-FL)· 2026-04-13

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

2025-11-20

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Previously

  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation CommitteeReferred To · 2025-11-20
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationReferred To · 2025-11-20

Plain-English Summary

The bill aims to recapture and redirect federal funding or resources related to science, technology, and communications programs, likely to reallocate money from underutilized or completed projects toward new priorities or deficit reduction. The specific details of which programs would be affected and how the savings would be used depend on the bill's full text, but it generally targets efficiency in how the federal government spends money on research, innovation, and telecommunications initiatives.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Science, Technology, Communications
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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