Senate Democrat proposes $52 billion for U.S. chip production, R&D Senate Democrat proposes $52 billion for U.S. chip production, R&D May 19, 2021 dzadmin Comments 0 Comment The emergency funding proposal will be included in a more than 1,400-page revised bill the Senate is taking up this week to spend $120 billion on basic U.S. and advanced technology research to better compete with China.