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Partnerships for Energy Security and Innovation Act of 2021 [S.1359]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
A bill to establish the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation, and for other purposes.
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BIOSIM Act Bolstering Innovative Options to Save Immediately on Medicines Act [HB-2815]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary payment increase under the Medicare program for certain biosimilar biological products to encourage the development and use of such products.
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ZERO WASTE Act Zeroing Excess, Reducing Organic Waste, And Sustaining Technical Expertise Act [HB-2101]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants for projects that are consistent with zero-waste practices, and for other purposes.
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Saving Us from Pandemic Era Resistance by Building a Unified Global Strategy Act of 2021 SUPER BUGS Act of 2021 [HB-2036]
[Healthcare ]
[International ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to formulate a strategy for entering into agreements with foreign countries to develop and commercialize new drugs to address pandemics, and for other purposes.
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Energy Efficient Appliances Act [HB-1326]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To strengthen the Department of Energy's appliance energy efficiency standards program and promote further energy efficiency gains, and for other purposes.
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BENEFIT Act of 2021 Better Empowerment Now to Enhance Framework and Improve Treatments Act of 2021 [S.373]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to strengthen the use of patient-experience data within the benefit-risk framework for approval of new drugs.
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Colorado Wilderness Act of 2021 [HB-803]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
To designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.
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COVID–19 Home Safety Act of 2021 [HB-798]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to study the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on injuries and deaths associated with consumer products, and for other purposes.
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Small Business Innovation Voucher Act of 2021 [S.160]
[Small Business ]
[Grants ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish an Innovation Voucher Grant Program.
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COVID–19 Home Safety Act of 2021 [S.116]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to study the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on injuries and deaths associated with consumer products, and for other purposes.
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CREATES Act of 2016 Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2016 [S.3056]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
CREATES Act of 2016 Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2016
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Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 [S.1890]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Crime ]
Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to create a private civil cause of action for trade secret misappropriation. A trade secret owner may file a civil action in a U.S. district court seeking relief for trade secret misappropriation related to a product or service in interstate or foreign commerce. The bill establishes remedies including injunctive relief, compensatory damages, and attorney's fees. It sets a three-year statute of limitation from the date of discovery of the misappropriation. A trade
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Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2015 [S.1263]
[Energy ]
[Trade ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[International ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Commerce to: (1) establish a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to ensure that U.S. clean energy technology firms have the information and assistance they need to be competitive and to create clean energy technology sector jobs; and (2) administer the Fund to promote policies that will reduce production costs and encourage innovation, investment, and productivity in the clean energy technology sector, and implement
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National Laboratory Technology Maturation Act of 2015 [S.1259]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
National Laboratory Technology Maturation Act of 2015 Requires the Department of Energy to establish the National Laboratory technology maturation program to make grants of up to $5 million per fiscal year to National Laboratories to increase the successful transfer of technologies licensed from National Laboratories to small businesses by providing a link between an innovative process or technology and a practical application with potential to be successful in commercial markets. Requires grant recipients to use the funds to provide vouchers of
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TALENT Act of 2016 Tested Ability to Leverage Exceptional National Talent Act of 2016 [HB-5658]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Economic Development ]
[Science ]
TALENT Act of 2016 Tested Ability to Leverage Exceptional National Talent Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill codifies provisions establishing the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program (originally established pursuant to Executive Order 13704) to encourage successful entrepreneurs, executives, and innovators to join the government and work in close cooperation with government leaders to create meaningful solutions that can help save lives and taxpayer money, fuel job creation, and significantly improve how the government serves the American people.
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DISARM Act of 2015 Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms Act of 2015 [HB-512]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
DISARM Act of 2015 Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) recognize the costs of DISARM antimicrobial drugs under the Medicare payment system for the inpatient services of subsection (d) hospitals, (2) provide for additional payment with respect to discharges involving such drugs, (3) publish in the Federal Register a list of the DISARM antimicrobial drugs, and (4) make a proportional
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Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities Act [HB-4865]
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[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Science ]
[Manufacturing ]
[National Security ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities Act This bill directs the Department of Commerce, if $100 million is made available from the private sector for establishing a Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership, to establish such a Partnership to provide funding for precommercial nanomanufacturing research and development projects. The Partnership may provide funding through direct investments in specified mechanisms designed to advance nanomanufacturing. Commerce shall establish an advisory board to assist it in carrying out the Partnership.
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Combination Drug Development Incentive Act of 2015 [HB-406]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Combination Drug Development Incentive Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide a five-year marketing exclusivity period to a new drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration that is a novel combination of active ingredients. The application for the combination drug must contain reports of new clinical investigations that are essential to approval and were conducted or sponsored by the applicant. Currently, a new drug that includes an active ingredient that has already been approved is provided a three-year
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Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 [HB-3326]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Crime ]
Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal criminal code to create a private civil cause of action for trade secret misappropriation. Specifically, the bill authorizes a trade secret owner to file a civil action in a U.S. district court seeking relief for trade secret misappropriation related to a product or service in interstate or foreign commerce. It establishes remedies, such as an injunction and damages. The statute of limitation is set at five years from the date of discovery of the misappropriation. A trade secret owner
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Humane Cosmetics Act [HB-2858]
[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Humane Cosmetics Act This bill prohibits testing cosmetics on animals, effective on the date that is one year after enactment of this Act. No cosmetic may be sold or transported if the final product or any component was developed or manufactured using animal testing after such date, effective three years after enactment of this Act.