S. 853 · Where this bill is now

In committee

Introduced in the Senate, Mar 5, 2025

119th Congress
1st SessionS. 853

A BILL

INNOVATE Act

In the SenateNo vote yet

Sponsor: Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) · Introduced Mar 5, 2025 · Commerce · 1 version of the text

Read the full bill Official record on Congress.gov ↗

Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jul 23, 2025: “Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.”

Sections

Sections · 2

Sec. 1Short title; table of contentsNo change
Sec. 2DefinitionsNo change

Title I — Promoting Transition for Battle-Ready Technologies · 4

Sec. 101Enhancing small business success in the STTR programNo change
Sec. 102Phase II strategic breakthrough fundingNo change
Sec. 103Implementation briefingsNo change
Sec. 104Fixed-price contractsNo change

Title II — Encouraging Small Business Innovation in All of America · 2

Sec. 201Encouraging new SBIR and STTR entrantsNo change
Sec. 202Combating discriminatory practices in the SBIR and STTR programsNo change

Title III — Streamlining Participation in the SBIR and STTR Programs · 2

Sec. 301Definition of open topicsNo change
Sec. 302Reducing administrative burdenNo change

Title IV — Protecting American Innovation from Adversarial Influence · 6

Sec. 401Definition of foreign riskNo change
Sec. 402Bolstering research security of SBIR and STTR awardsNo change
Sec. 403Strengthening the due diligence program to assess security risksNo change
Sec. 404Strengthening agency recovery authorityNo change
Sec. 405Best practices on investor informational rightsNo change
Sec. 406GAO reportNo change

Title V — Simplifying SBIR-STTR Commercialization Standards · 5

Sec. 501Streamlining transition and commercialization rate benchmarksNo change
Sec. 502Improving direct to Phase II authoritiesNo change
Sec. 503Improving SBIR-STTR data collectionNo change
Sec. 504Streamlining program administrationNo change
Sec. 505Extending SBIR and STTR authorizationNo change