Technology Assessment
US Congress 116th Congress
Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2020 [S.4848]
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[Crime ]
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A bill to continue the whole-of-government approach to ending global wildlife poaching and trafficking by permanently reauthorizing the activities of the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 10/22/2020
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CTF Act China Task Force Act [HB-12]
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[Human Rights ]
[Trade ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
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Enacts specified legislation related to China and other issues, including legislation (1) authorizing activities to counter the global malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party, (2) prohibiting certain imports from China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region and imposing sanctions on those responsible for human rights violations there, (3) authorizing the Department of State to make publicly available certain records relating to a visa denial based on an alien's involvement in human rights violations, (4) authorizing the State Department and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 10/21/2020
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Offshore Production and Safety Act of 2011 [S.953]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Water ]
[Disaster Relief ]
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Offshore Production and Safety Act of 2011 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to require an exploration plan to incorporate a third-party reviewed response plan which describes the means and timeline to contain and terminate an ongoing discharge of oil. Requires the Secretary to certify, as a prerequisite to plan approval, the technological feasibility of methods proposed to be used under a response plan, as demonstrated by the potential lessee through simulation, demonstration, or
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Motion To Proceed To Measure Considered In Senate. (consideration: Cr S3069-3086) on 05/18/2011
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Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011 [S.734]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Science ]
[Trade ]
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[Air Quality ]
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Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011 - Title I: Vehicle Research and Development - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to conduct a program of basic and applied research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities on materials, technologies, and processes with the potential to substantially reduce or eliminate petroleum use by, and emissions from, the nation's passenger and commercial vehicles. Requires the program to include activities in the areas of: (1) hybridization or full electrification of vehicle systems;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Bingaman With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 112-70. on 09/06/2011
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National Hurricane Research Initiative Act of 2011 [S.692]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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National Hurricane Research Initiative Act of 2011 - Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA]) to establish a National Hurricane Research Initiative to: (1) conduct research to enable improvement of the understanding and prediction of hurricanes and other tropical storms, development of infrastructure that is resilient to the forces associated with such storms, mitigation of the impacts of hurricanes on coastal populations, the coastal built
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson
By Senator Rockefeller From Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Filed Written Report. Report No. 112-266. on 01/02/2013
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Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2011 [S.453]
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[Public Safety ]
Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2011 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to prescribe regulations requiring motorcoaches (manufactured more than two years after publication of a final rule) to be installed with: (1) safety seat belts at each seating position, (2) improved fire extinguishers or other firefighting equipment, (3) advanced glazing in each portal to prevent passenger ejection, (4) stability enhancing technology to reduce the number and frequency of rollover crashes, and (5) direct tire pressure monitoring systems.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Rockefeller With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 112-93. on 11/09/2011
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Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 [S.413]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Science ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 - Internet Freedom Act - Declares that neither the President, the Director of the National Center for Cybersecurity and Communications, nor any officer or employee of the U.S. government shall have the authority to shut down the Internet. Establishes in the Executive Office of the President an Office of Cyberspace Policy, which shall: (1) develop a national strategy to increase the security and resiliency of cyberspace; (2) oversee, coordinate, and integrate federal policies and activities relating
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 112-221. on 05/23/2011
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Space Exploration Sustainability Act [S.3661]
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Space Exploration Sustainability Act - Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 to make it: (1) a long-term goal for the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) to sustainably expand permanent human presence beyond low-Earth orbit and to expand economic activity in space, and (2) a key objective of the United States to expand throughout cis-lunar space (the region of space from the Earth out to and including the region around the surface of the Moon) and beyond. Requires the Administrator of NASA
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 12/05/2012
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Vessel Incidental Discharge Act [S.3570]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
Vessel Incidental Discharge Act - Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating: (1) within 180 days, to establish and implement enforceable uniform national standards for the regulation of discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel into navigable waters; (2) within 180 days, to issue a final rule for the regulation of ballast water discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel; (3) within two years, to issue a rule establishing best management practices for discharges incidental to the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 09/19/2012
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CSA2012 [S.3414]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Science ]
[Defense ]
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Cybersecurity Act of 2012 or the CSA2012 - Establishes a National Cybersecurity Council, to be chaired by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (the Secretary), to: (1) conduct sector-by-sector risk assessments; (2) identify categories of critical cyber infrastructure (CCI categories); (3) coordinate the adoption of private-sector recommended voluntary outcome-based cybersecurity practices; (4) establish an incentives-based voluntary cybersecurity program for critical infrastructure to encourage owners of critical infrastructure to adopt such
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Upon Reconsideration, Cloture On The Bill Not Invoked In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 202. (consideration: Cr S6784; Text: Cr S6784) on 11/14/2012
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Vessel Incidental Discharge Act [S.3332]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
Vessel Incidental Discharge Act - Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating: (1) within 180 days, to establish and implement enforceable uniform national standards for the regulation of discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel into navigable waters; (2) within 180 days, to issue a final rule for the regulation of ballast water discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel; (3) within two years, to issue a rule establishing best management practices for discharges incidental to the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/21/2012
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Oil Spill Technology and Research Act of 2012 [S.3298]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
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Oil Spill Technology and Research Act of 2012 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to replace provisions establishing the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research with provisions establishing a Federal Oil Spill Research Committee for the same purpose. Requires the Committee to: (1) submit to Congress within 180 days and update every five years a report on the state of oil discharge prevention and response capabilities; (2) establish an oil pollution research and development program that provides for research, development,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Maria Cantwell
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/14/2012
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Cybersecurity Act of 2012 [S.2105]
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[National Security ]
[Defense ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
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[Criminal Justice ]
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[Public Health ]
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Cybersecurity Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with owners and operators of critical infrastructure, the Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council, and other federal agencies and private sector entities, to: (1) to conduct a top-level assessment of cybersecurity risks to determine which sectors face the greatest immediate risk, and beginning with the sectors identified as having the highest priority, conduct, on a sector-by-sector basis, cyber risk assessments of the critical infrastructure;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 112-524. on 02/16/2012
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 [S.1867]
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[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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[Science ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
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[Small Business ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Construction ]
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[Veterans ]
[Education ]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2012 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for procurement for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and defense-wide activities, in amounts specified in the funding table in Division D of this Act. Subtitle B: Navy Programs - (Sec. 121) Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to enter into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning
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Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Levin
Considered By Senate. (consideration: Cr S8094-8138) on 12/01/2011
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Nanotechnology Regulatory Science Act of 2011 [S.1662]
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[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
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Nanotechnology Regulatory Science Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a program for the scientific investigation of nanomaterials included or intended for inclusion in products regulated under the FFDCA to address: (1) the potential toxicology of such materials; (2) the effects of such materials on biological systems; and (3) the interaction of such materials with biological systems.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S6332-6333) on 10/06/2011
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Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2012 [S.1546]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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[Grants ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Immigration ]
[Trade ]
[Air Quality ]
[Public Health ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Elections ]
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Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2012 - Title I: Management and Efficiency - (Sec. 101) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish: (1) a process for the review of proposed investments by DHS, (2) an Acquisition Review Board to carry out the investment review process, and (3) risk-based criteria for the review of investments by the Acquisition Review Board. Requires the DHS Under Secretary for Management to report to the the House Committee on Homeland Security
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Lieberman With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 112-249. on 12/13/2012
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International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act [S.1469]
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[International ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act - Directs a presidentially-designated federal agency to report annually to Congress assessing: (1) the extent and nature of foreign cybercrime activities, their impact on the U.S. government, U.S. persons, or U.S. electronic commerce, and the adequacy of the legal, judicial, and law enforcement systems in such countries to combat cybercrime; and (2) multilateral efforts to prevent, investigate, and prosecute cybercrime, including U.S. efforts to encourage such cooperation. Directs the President
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 08/02/2011
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Battery Innovation Act of 2011 [S.1351]
[Energy ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
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Battery Innovation Act of 2011 - Sets forth a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application (R&D) program for advanced batteries. Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) (Secretary) to implement a grants program for domestic lithium R&D for use in advanced battery technologies. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to identify the raw materials needed for the manufacture of plug-in electric drive vehicles, batteries, and other components for such vehicles, including
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Sponsored by: Sen. Debbie Stabenow
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 07/12/2011
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Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 [S.1254]
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[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[International ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure. Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2012 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for procurement for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and defense-wide activities, in amounts specified in a related funding table. Subtitle B:
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Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Levin
Committee On Armed Services. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Levin. Without Written Report. on 06/22/2011
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 [S.1253]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2012 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for procurement for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and defense-wide activities, in amounts specified in the funding table in Division D of this Act. Subtitle B: Navy Programs - (Sec. 121) Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to enter into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning
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Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Levin
Senate Committee On Armed Services. Hearings Held Prior To Introduction And/or Referral. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 112-80, Pt. 2. on 07/13/2011