National Quantum Initiative Act [HB-6227]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Energy ]
[Education ]
[Aerospace ]
[National Security ]
National Quantum Initiative Act This bill directs the President to implement a National Quantum Initiative Program to, among other things, establish the goals and priorities for a 10-year plan to accelerate the development of quantum information science and technology applications. The bill defines "quantum information science" as the storage, transmission, manipulation, or measurement of information that is encoded in systems that can only be described by the laws of quantum physics. The National Science and Technology Council shall establish a
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HB-6227: National Quantum Initiative Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Signed By President. on 12/21/2018
Make Education Local Act of 2018 [HB-6259]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
Make Education Local Act of 2018 This bill authorizes each state that submits to the Department of Education a state management decision to receive federal education funding on a consolidated basis. A state may use funding received pursuant to such a decision for any educational purpose. Each state management decision shall contain specified information, including: (1) a list of programs that are subject to the state management decision, and (2) a description of how the state will address persistently failing public schools. Each state operating
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HB-6259: Make Education Local Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Introduced In House on 06/28/2018
SLAP Act of 2018 Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians Act of 2018 [HB-4915]
[Crime ]
[Immigration ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
SLAP Act of 2018 Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for a state or local official to knowingly release from custody an individual who is an alien subject to a detainer. It imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both—on a violator. A state or political subdivision that complies with a detainer is deemed to be an agent of the Department of Homeland Security and is authorized to take actions to comply with the detainer. The bill limits the
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HB-4915: SLAP Act of 2018 Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/07/2018
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Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018 [HB-184]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Manufacturing ]
Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the excise tax on the sale of a medical device by the manufacturer, producer, or importer.
HB-184: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 528. on 07/26/2018
LIST Act of 2018 Less Imprecision in Species Treatment Act of 2018 [HB-6356]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
LIST Act of 2018 Less Imprecision in Species Treatment Act of 2018 This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to revise the process for removing a species from the endangered or threatened species lists. The Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, must remove a species from the endangered or threatened species lists if Interior produces or receives substantial scientific or commercial information demonstrating that the species is recovered or that recovery goals set for the species have been met. The publication
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HB-6356: LIST Act of 2018 Less Imprecision in Species Treatment Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Committee Hearings Held. on 09/26/2018