HR-447: Recognizing the remarkable contributions of the American Council of Engineering Companies for its 100 years of service to the engineering industry and the Nation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Mr. Tonko Moved To Suspend The Rules And Agree To The Resolution. on 09/09/2009
You have voted HR-447: Recognizing the remarkable contributions of the American Council of Engineering Companies for its 100 years of service to the engineering industry and the Nation..
Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2010 [HB-5156]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Small Business ]
[Climate Change ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 27, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) establish a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund, to be administered through the International Trade Administration, 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
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HB-5156: Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore Deutch
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 08/05/2010
National Economic Competitiveness and Innovation Strategy Act of 2010 [HB-5140]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Science ]
[Trade ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Manufacturing ]
National Economic Competitiveness and Innovation Strategy Act of 2010 - Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to conduct a comprehensive study and report to Congress on the economic competitiveness and innovative capacity of the United States. Requires the report to include: (1) findings; (2) a list of the type of measurements needed to evaluate economic competitiveness and innovation over time; and (3) a national competitiveness strategy for strengthening the innovative and competitive capacity of the federal
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HB-5140: National Economic Competitiveness and Innovation Strategy Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Rush Holt
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, And International Law. on 07/26/2010
Smart Electronics Act [HB-5070]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Science ]
Smart Electronics Act - Requires the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to submit a report to Congress that: (1) assesses the potential for cost-effective integration of smart electronics technologies and capabilities in all products that are reviewed by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the EPA for potential designation as Energy Star products; (2) assesses the growth of consumer electronics utilization and the associated energy consumption; (3) analyzes the potential energy savings and electricity
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HB-5070: Smart Electronics Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Honda
Referred To The House Committee On Energy And Commerce. on 04/20/2010
Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2009 [HB-445]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Science ]
[Climate Change ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Air Quality ]
Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a competitive research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program to provide between three and seven grants of up to $3 million per year each to applicants to carry out projects to advance research and development and to demonstrate technologies, including plug-in hybrid technology, for advanced heavy duty hybrid vehicles. Requires each grant recipient to be required to complete two phases: (1) phase
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HB-445: Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. David Reichert
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 09/10/2009
Solar Technology Roadmap Act [HB-3585]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Science ]
[Climate Change ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Solar Technology Roadmap Act - Title I: Solar Technology Research, Development, and Demonstration - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of Energy to conduct a program of research, development, and demonstration for solar technology, including: (1) photovoltaics and related electronic components; (2) solar hot water and solar space heating and cooling; (3) concentrating solar power; (4) lighting systems that integrate sunlight and electrical lighting in complement to each other in common lighting fixtures for the purpose of improving energy efficiency;
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HB-3585: Solar Technology Roadmap Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Davis
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On Energy. Hearings Held. on 12/08/2009
Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009 [HB-3138]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009 - Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and applicable manufacturers with respect to payments and other transfers of value and physician ownership or investment interests in manufacturers. Requires any manufacturer of a covered drug, device, biological, or medical supply that makes a payment or another transfer of value to a physician, a physician medical practice, or a physician group practice to report
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HB-3138: Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Bart Stupak
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/10/2009
IMPACT Act of 2009 [HB-3083]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Climate Change ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Investments for Manufacturing Progress and Clean Technology Act of 2009 or the IMPACT Act of 2009 - Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to: (1) direct the Secretary of Commerce to award grants to states to establish revolving loan funds to provide loans to small and medium-sized manufacturers for producing clean energy technology and energy efficient products and for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from manufacturing facilities; and (2) include within the activities of Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing
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HB-3083: IMPACT Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Marcia Fudge
Referred To The Subcommittee On Technology And Innovation. on 07/07/2009
Climate Change Center and Clearinghouse Act of 2009 [HB-3032]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Small Business ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
Climate Change Center and Clearinghouse Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Act to establish: (1) the Office of Environment, Energy, and Climate Change within the Small Business Administration (SBA); and (2) the Climate Change Center and Clearinghouse within such Office. Requires the Office to: (1) oversee and administer the Center; (2) promote energy efficiency efforts for, and efforts to reduce energy costs of, small businesses; and (3) oversee efforts by small businesses to develop renewable energy technologies. Requires the Center to: (1)
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HB-3032: Climate Change Center and Clearinghouse Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Peter Welch
Referred To The House Committee On Small Business. on 06/24/2009
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 [HB-2965]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Veterans ]
[Human Rights ]
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 - Provides for repeal of the current Department of Defense (DOD) policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces, to be effective 60 days after the Secretary of Defense has received DOD's comprehensive review on the implementation of such repeal, and the President, Secretary, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) certify to the congressional defense committees that they have considered the report and proposed plan of action, that DOD has prepared the necessary policies and regulations to exercise
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HB-2965: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Became Public Law No: 111-321. on 12/22/2010
Rural Technology Development and Outreach Act [HB-2747]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Veterans ]
[Economic Development ]
[Grants ]
[Science ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Rural Technology Development and Outreach Act - Amends provisions of the Small Business Act relating to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make grants to organizations to: (1) conduct outreach efforts to increase participation in such programs; and (2) provide application, entrepreneurial, and business skills support to prospective program participants. Requires organizations receiving such funds
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HB-2747: Rural Technology Development and Outreach Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Deborah Halvorson
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 06/11/2009
Design Piracy Prohibition Act [HB-2196]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
Design Piracy Prohibition Act - Extends copyright protection to fashion designs. Includes as protected items clothing, handbags, duffel bags, tote bags, and eyeglass frames. Excludes from such protection designs embodied in a useful article made public by the designer more than six months before the registration of copyright application. Prohibits considering certain factors in determining the originality of a fashion design. Sets the term of protection at three years. Declares that it is not infringement to make, have made, import, sell, or distribute
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HB-2196: Design Piracy Prohibition Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The House Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/30/2009
Electronic Waste Research and Development Act [HB-1580]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Education ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Energy ]
[Air Quality ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Electronic Device Recycling Research and Development Act - (Sec. 3) Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to award multiyear grants through a competitive, merit-based process to consortia: (1) to conduct research to create innovative and practical approaches to manage the environmental impacts of electronic devices through recycling, reuse, reduction of the use of hazardous materials, and life-cycle extension; and (2) through such research, to contribute to the professional development of scientists, engineers,
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HB-1580: Electronic Waste Research and Development Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 04/23/2009
Innovative Vehicle Act [HB-1382]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Environmental ]
Innovative Vehicle Act - Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to include: (1) ultra efficient vehicles within the meaning of "advanced technology vehicle"; (2) ultra efficient vehicle manufacturers as eligible recipients of advanced vehicles manufacturing facility funding awards; (3) facilities for the manufacture of ultra efficient vehicles among facilities that are given priority for such awards; and (4) a firm that manufactures ultra efficient vehicles or components of such vehicles within the meaning of "covered firm." Defines
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HB-1382: Innovative Vehicle Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Environment. on 03/10/2009
The Heroes Act [HB-8406]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
HB-8406: The Heroes Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 09/29/2020
Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act [HB-8121]
[Tourism ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires studies and reports about the effects of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) with respect to tourism and consumer product safety. Specifically, the Consumer Product Safety Commission must report, and make available to the public, information about injuries and deaths from consumer products during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The report must be submitted every three months for the duration of the emergency. Additionally, the Department of Commerce, in consultation with appropriate stakeholders, must study and report about
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HB-8121: Pandemic Effects on Home Safety and Tourism Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 11/18/2020
Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act [S.4322]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to help Americans safely get back to school and back to work, and for other purposes.
S.4322: Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/27/2020
Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2020 [HB-7560]
[Public Safety ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to conduct a study of personal protective equipment worn by firefighters to determine the prevalence and concentration of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.
HB-7560: Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Ed Perlmutter
Introduced In House on 07/09/2020
Pandemic Anti-Monopoly Act [S.4013]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[National Security ]
[Economic Development ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Manufacturing ]
Places a moratorium on certain mergers and acquisitions during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Specifically, the bill prohibits certain transactions such as acquisitions (1) by firms with over $100 million in revenue; (2) by financial institutions or equity funds with over $100 million in capitalization; and (3) involving firms with exclusive patents pertaining to COVID-19 pandemic-related production, manufacturing, distribution, or infrastructure. However, a waiver may be granted if the participating firms demonstrate that
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S.4013: Pandemic Anti-Monopoly Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/18/2020
Pandemic Anti-Monopoly Act of 2020 [HB-6989]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[National Security ]
[Economic Development ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
Places a moratorium on certain mergers and acquisitions during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Specifically, the bill prohibits certain transactions such as acquisitions (1) by firms with over $100 million in revenue; (2) by financial institutions or equity funds with over $100 million in capitalization; and (3) involving firms with exclusive patents pertaining to COVID-19 pandemic-related production, manufacturing, distribution, or infrastructure. However, a waiver may be granted if the participating firms demonstrate that
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HB-6989: Pandemic Anti-Monopoly Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Jesus Garcia
Introduced In House on 05/22/2020