H.R. 1637: Federally Funded Research and Development Sunshine Act of 2015
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Mar 25, 2015
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Passed House on Jun 23, 2015
This bill passed in the House on June 23, 2015 and goes to the Senate next for consideration.
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Last Updated: Jun 24, 2015
Length: 3 pages - Prognosis:
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11% chance of being enacted (details)
About the bill
Full Title
To require annual reports on the activities and accomplishments of federally funded research and development centers within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Summary
The Federally Funded Research and Development Sunshine Act of 2015 would direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit an annual report to Congress on the activities and accomplishments of all of its federally funded research. DHS has a Science and Technology division which does research on technologies that may have security benefits. For example, at the National Bio- ...
History
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Introduced
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Reported by Committee
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Passed House
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Passed Senate
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Signed by the President
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