Technology Assessment
US Congress 117th Congress
PLACE Act Preparing Localities for an Autonomous and Connected Environment Act [HB-385]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Economic Development ]
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for the operation of a clearinghouse to collect, conduct, and fund research on the influences of highly automated vehicles on land use, urban design, transportation, real estate, and municipal budgets, and for other purposes.
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Securing America’s Medicine Cabinet Act of 2021 [HB-70]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
To support the advanced manufacturing technologies program of the Food and Drug Administration, to establish National Centers of Excellence in Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and for other purposes.
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Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2021 Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2021 Democracy Restoration Act of 2021 Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2021 Redistricting Reform Act of 2021 Stop Automatically Voiding Eligible Voters Off Their Enlisted Rolls in States Act SAVE VOTERS Act Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2021 DISCLOSE Act of 2021 Honest Ads Act Stand By Every Ad Act Government By the People Act of 2021 Empower Act of 2021 Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2021 Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act of 2021 Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act of 2021 Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act Ethics in Public Service Act Stop Waste And Misuse by Presidential Flyers Landing Yet Evading Rules and Standards SWAMP FLYERS Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act CLEAR Act Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act Voter Registration Efficiency Act [HB-1]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To expand Americans’ access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and implement other anti-corruption measures for the purpose of fortifying our democracy, and for other purposes.
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Promoting U.S. Jobs Through Exports Act of 2015 [S.824]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[International ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
Promoting U.S. Jobs Through Exports Act of 2015 This bill amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to raise the cap on outstanding loans, guarantees, and insurance of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for FY2015-FY2022 and afterwards, subject to specified formulae. The Bank, the Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee, and authority for dual use exports (of nonlethal defense articles or services primarily for civilian use) are reauthorized through FY2022. The Bank shall increase from 20% to 25% of its lending authority the amount made available
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Vessel Incidental Discharge Act [S.373]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Science ]
Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (Sec. 4) This bill requires the Coast Guard to establish and implement enforceable uniform national standards and requirements for the regulation of discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel into navigable waters. Those standards and requirements must: (1) be based on the best available technology economically achievable, and (2) supersede any permitting requirement or prohibition on discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel under any other provision of law. States may enforce the uniform
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2016 [S.3346]
[Aerospace ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2016
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Food Recovery Act of 2016 [S.3108]
[Food ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Food Recovery Act of 2016
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Securing Energy Infrastructure Act [S.3018]
[Energy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Infrastructure ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Securing Energy Infrastructure Act
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Testing, Removal, and Updated Evaluations of Lead Everywhere in America for Dramatic Enhancements that Restore Safety to Homes, Infrastructure, and Pipes Act of 2016 True LEADership Act of 2016 [S.2821]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Testing, Removal, and Updated Evaluations of Lead Everywhere in America for Dramatic Enhancements that Restore Safety to Homes, Infrastructure, and Pipes Act of 2016 True LEADership Act of 2016
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Improving Medical Device Innovation Act [S.2737]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Improving Medical Device Innovation Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise provisions related to medical device performance standards, reporting requirements, and classification panels. A person may request that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recognize a performance standard established by a recognized standards organization as a standard to which a medical device may conform in order to meet an FDA requirement. When a request to recognize a standard is received, the FDA must determine whether to recognize
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Water Technology Acceleration Act of 2016 [S.2673]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
Water Technology Acceleration Act of 2016
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DIGIT Act Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act [S.2607]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Small Business ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
DIGIT Act Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that policies governing the Internet of Things (IoT) should maximize the potential and development of the growing number of connected and interconnected devices to benefit businesses, governments, and consumers. (Sec. 4) The bill requires the Department of Commerce to convene a working group of federal stakeholders to provide recommendations and a report to Congress regarding the IoT. The bill establishes a steering committee
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Digital Security Commission Act of 2016 [S.2604]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
Digital Security Commission Act of 2016 This bill establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on Security and Technology Challenges to assess, and make recommendations for policy and practice concerning, the issue of multiple security interests in the digital world, including public safety, privacy, national security, and communications and data protection, both now and throughout the next 10 years. Members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House and Senate majority leader (eight members), the minority
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Improving Health Information Technology Act [S.2511]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
Improving Health Information Technology Act This bill amends the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) reduce regulatory burdens relating to electronic health records (EHR), (2) publish statistics for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, and (3) establish an index of digital contact information to encourage exchange of health information. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Office of the National Coordinator for
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Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act [S.2461]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise the objectives for the civilian nuclear energy research and development programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). DOE shall carry out a specified program to enhance U.S. capabilities to develop new reactor technologies and related systems technologies through high-performance computation modeling and simulation techniques. DOE shall: (1) determine the mission need for a versatile reactor-based fast neutron source, which shall operate as a national
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Countering Online Recruitment of Violent Extremists Act of 2016 [S.2418]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Education ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Crime ]
Countering Online Recruitment of Violent Extremists Act of 2016 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require that the criteria for the designation of colleges or universities as a center for homeland security include demonstrated expertise in countering violent extremism (CVE). "CVE" is defined as proactive and relevant actions to deter efforts by extremists to radicalize, recruit, and mobilize followers to violence by providing positive countervailing alternatives to violent extremist recruitment and radicalization. (Sec. 4) The
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TRUST IT Act Transparent Ratings on Usability and Security to Transform Information Technology Act of 2015 [S.2141]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
TRUST IT Act Transparent Ratings on Usability and Security to Transform Information Technology Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to define "information blocking" and "interoperability" for health information technology (IT). Information blocking is preventing, discouraging, or interfering with the access, exchange, or use of electronic health information. Interoperability is the ability of health information systems to exchange information and use exchanged information. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
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American Energy Innovation Act [S.2089]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Climate Change ]
[Water ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
American Energy Innovation Act This bill encourages and establishes requirements concerning: energy efficiency in the electricity grid, the manufacturing sector, certain vehicles and trucks, buildings, homes, and the federal government; protection of the bulk-power system from cybersecurity threats; the security and resiliency of the energy network and applications, including electric, natural gas, and oil exploration, transmission, and delivery; the modernization of energy infrastructure at the federal and state level; the development or deployment
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Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2015 [S.1873]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Immigration ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), for each major border security technology acquisition program, to: ensure that it has a written acquisition program baseline approved by the relevant acquisition decision authority; document that it is meeting cost, schedule, and performance thresholds in compliance with departmental acquisition policies and the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and have a plan for meeting program implementation
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Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2016 [S.1869]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Science ]
Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to implement an intrusion assessment plan to identify and remove intruders in federal agency information systems. DHS must deploy and operate, for use by other agencies, capabilities to detect and prevent or remove cybersecurity risks in network traffic transiting or traveling to or from agency information systems. DHS may access,
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