ALBANY, NY — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) today announced that NY CREATES was awarded $4,697,075 for a grant to further strengthen and expand the Capital Region’s workforce in the semiconductor industry. The project, titled the “Educational Alliance for Semiconductor Experiential Learning (EASEL)” and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), will be hosted by NY CREATES… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) today cheered an announcement by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to make $160 million available to support and strengthen America’s semiconductor industry through the formation of Microelectronics Science Research Centers (MSRCs). This action is thanks to the Micro Act — legislation Tonko authored that enabled DOE to establish these… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Paul D. Tonko today reintroduced his Scientific Integrity Act, bipartisan legislation that sets clear, enforceable standards for federal agencies and federally-funded research to keep public science independent from political and special interest meddling.
Tonko is proud to introduce the legislation alongside Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Representatives Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) and Stephanie Bice (R-OK) today introduced the Department of Energy Clean Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2022, bipartisan legislation that would empower the Department of Energy (DOE) to strengthen its efforts to support R&D of clean hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.
“Throughout my time in… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko voted today to advance the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, legislation that invests $52 billion in semiconductor chip manufacturing to strengthen domestic supply chains and lower costs for Americans. This sweeping, innovative package includes many key measures championed by Tonko and his colleagues in the House, including his bipartisan… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko celebrated the recently announced bipartisan, bicameral agreement on the CHIPS Act, legislation that invests $52 billion in semiconductor chip manufacturing and includes his bipartisan Microelectronics Research for Energy Innovation Act that empowers the Department of Energy to drive up research and development of microelectronics. This legislation… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today joined the first public meeting of conferees in the House and the Senate to deliver remarks ahead of negotiations to resolve the differences between the House’s America COMPETES Act of 2022, and the Senate’s United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2022 (USICA). Last month, Tonko was named as one of the House conferees tasked with… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Scott Peters (CA-52) today introduced the Federal Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act of 2022, legislation that would address climate change by investing in carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies.
“Scientists have made it clear—we must use every tool at our disposal in order to address the ever-worsening climate crisis,”… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), author of the Scientific Integrity Act and member of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, issued a statement following today’s release of a White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) report of its Scientific Integrity Task Force. This report—created in response to President Biden’s call to protect… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Jake Ellzey (TX-6) today introduced the bipartisan Microelectronics Research for Energy Innovation Act (Micro Act) that would empower the Department of Energy to drive up research and development of microelectronics.
“Manufacturing microelectronics has proven an essential industry in the push to establish a 21st century economy,”… Read more »
