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US Congress 117th Congress
A resolution designating the week of October 17 through 23, 2021, as "National Chemistry Week". [SR-416]
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A resolution designating the week of October 17 through 23, 2021, as "National Chemistry Week".
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Communities and Environment First Act of 2021 [HB-4798]
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[Air Quality ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enter into cooperative agreements with States to carry out grant programs to assist in remediation and relocation efforts relating to hazardous air pollution, and for other purposes.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 [HB-4609]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Manufacturing ]
To reauthorize the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and for other purposes.
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Department of Energy Science for the Future Act [HB-3593]
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[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To provide guidance for and investment in the research and development activities of the Department of Energy Office of Science, and for other purposes.
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Advanced Recycling Research and Development Act of 2021 [HB-2777]
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[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Manufacturing ]
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish and support advanced recycling research and development programs, and for other purposes.
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Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 [HB-19]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
To provide for certain reforms with respect to the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the Medicaid program under title XIX of such Act, the Food and Drug Administration, and for other purposes.
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National Science Foundation for the Future Act [HB-2225]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes.
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Environmental Management Liability Reduction and Technology Development Act of 2021 [S.1065]
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[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
A bill to increase collaboration between offices within the Department of Energy to develop and deploy technology to assist the mission of the Office of Environmental Management.
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Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act of 2021 Advanced Recycling Research and Development Act of 2021 [HB-2153]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Economic Development ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Energy ]
To invest in basic scientific research and support technology innovation for the economic and national security of the United States, and for other purposes.
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Protecting Access to Safe and Effective Medicines Act of 2021 [HB-1857]
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[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the meaning of a new chemical entity.
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A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the scope of new chemical exclusivity. [S.415]
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[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the scope of new chemical exclusivity.
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Communities and Environment First Act of 2021 [HB-314]
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[Air Quality ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enter into cooperative agreements with States to carry out grant programs to assist in remediation and relocation efforts relating to hazardous air pollution, and for other purposes.
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Improving Science in Chemical Assessments Act [HB-62]
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[Science ]
[Public Health ]
To direct that certain assessments with respect to toxicity of chemicals be carried out by the program offices of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.
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A resolution designating the week beginning on October 18, 2015, as "National Chemistry Week". [SR-289]
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[Education ]
A resolution designating the week beginning on October 18, 2015, as "National Chemistry Week". Designates the week beginning on October 18, 2015, as National Chemistry Week. Recognizes the need to promote the fields of science, including chemistry, technology, engineering, and mathematics and to encourage youth to pursue careers in these fields.
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Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act [S.697]
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Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act This bill revises the standard under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) used to determine whether regulatory control of a certain chemical is warranted. If a chemical presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment, the TSCA requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to initiate rulemaking to reduce risks to a reasonable level. The bill requires that standard to be based on exposure to a chemical under its conditions of use. The conditions of use are the
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American Innovation and Competitiveness Act [S.3084]
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[Education ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
American Innovation and Competitiveness Act This bill calls on the National Science Foundation (NSF) to maintain the intellectual merit and broader impacts criteria as the basis for evaluating grant proposals in the merit review process. The NSF shall issue and periodically update policy guidance for both NSF staff and other NSF merit review process participants, emphasizing the importance of transparency and accountability of the outcomes made through such process. The bill renames the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research as the
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Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2015 [S.2301]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to require the front of food packages to bear a nutrition label that complies with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations. The bill specifies principles for such regulations, including that there should be a standard, easily understood symbol system for calorie and nutrient information. Only under specified conditions may the front of a food package include: (1) descriptions of whole grain content, (2) the term "wheat" or "whole wheat,"
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Renewable Chemicals Act of 2015 [S.2271]
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[Agriculture ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Food ]
[Economic Development ]
Renewable Chemicals Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for the production of renewable chemicals. The bill defines "renewable chemical" as any chemical that: (1) is produced in the United States from renewable biomass; (2) is sold or used for the production of chemical products, polymers, plastics, or formulated products or as chemicals, polymers, plastics, or formulated products; (3) has a biobased content of 95% or higher; (4) is the product of, or reliant upon, biological or thermal conversion
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Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2015 [S.1447]
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[Grants ]
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[Climate Change ]
Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2015 Directs the President to establish an interagency Sustainable Chemistry Program to promote and coordinate federal sustainable chemistry research, development, demonstration, technology transfer, commercialization, education, and training activities. Directs the President to establish an Interagency Working Group that includes representatives from specified federal agencies to oversee the planning, management, and coordination of the Program. Requires the Interagency Working Group to establish
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Energy Workforce for the 21st Century Act of 2015 [S.1422]
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[Manufacturing ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
Energy Workforce for the 21st Century Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a comprehensive program to improve education and training for energy- and manufacturing-related jobs, with emphasis on increasing the number of skilled individuals from underrepresented groups trained to work in those jobs.