HR 524 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act of 2001

Latest action · Feb 14, 2001 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 8, 2001
  2. Passed HouseFeb 14, 2001
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act of 2001 - Title I: Electronic Commerce - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish an Advisory Panel to report on the challenges facing small and medium-sized manufacturers and other such businesses in integrating and utilizing electronic commerce technologies and business practices. Requires the Panel to provide an interim and final report to the Director and specified congressional committees. Requires the final report to include: (1) a three-year planning document for NIST's Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program in the field of electronic commerce; and (2) recommendations for NIST to address interoperability issues in electronic commerce.

Requires the MEP program to: (1) establish a pilot program to assist such manufacturers and businesses in integrating and utilizing electronic commerce technologies and business practices through a competitive grants program; and (2) consult with the Panel and utilize the Panel's reports.

Title II: Enterprise Integration - Requires the Director to: (1) identify critical enterprise integration standards and implementation activities for major manufacturing industries; (2) report to Congress on such matters and anticipated related NIST activities for that fiscal year; and (3) submit to Congress a plan for enterprise integration for each major manufacturing industry. Requires annual plan updates for an industry until enterprise integration has been achieved.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 14Passed409–6Feb 14, 2001

Cosponsors 12

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 8, 2001 to Feb 13, 2001; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TNBart GordonOriginalFeb 8, 2001
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalFeb 8, 2001
D-MILynn N. RiversOriginalFeb 8, 2001
D-COMark UdallOriginalFeb 8, 2001
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalFeb 8, 2001
R-NYSherwood BoehlertOriginalFeb 8, 2001
R-MIVernon J. EhlersOriginalFeb 8, 2001
D-WABrian BairdFeb 13, 2001
R-MDConstance A. MorellaFeb 13, 2001
D-ILJerry F. CostelloFeb 13, 2001
D-PAMichael F. DoyleFeb 13, 2001
R-NJMike FergusonFeb 13, 2001

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseScience, Space, and Technology Committee
Referred Feb 8, 2001
SenateCommerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2001

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2001Mr. Boehlert moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  2. Feb 14, 2001Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H343-348)
  3. Feb 14, 2001DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 524.
  4. Feb 14, 2001Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 6 (Roll no. 14). (text: CR H343-344)
  5. Feb 14, 2001Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. Feb 14, 2001Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  7. Feb 8, 2001Introduced in House
  8. Feb 8, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E141)
  9. Feb 8, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Science.

In the Congressional Record 3

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H343, H344, H345, H346, H347Text printed H343Recorded votes H348enactBob Goodlatte R-VA, Cliff Stearns R-FL, Constance A. Morella R-MD, James A. Barcia D-MI, Sherwood Boehlert R-NY, Vernon J. Ehlers R-MIFeb 14, 2001
HouseDebate and remarks H278Rob Portman R-OHFeb 13, 2001
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E141James A. Barcia D-MIFeb 8, 2001

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to assist small and medium-sized manufacturers and other such businesses to successfully integrate and utilize electronic commerce technologies and business practices, and to authorize the National Institute of Standards and Technology to assess critical enterprise integration standards and implementation activities for major manufacturing industries and to develop a plan for enterprise integration for each major manufacturing industry.
Short Titles as Introduced
Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act of 2001
Short Titles as Passed House
Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2001Referred in Senate
  2. Feb 14, 2001Engrossed in House
  3. Feb 8, 2001Introduced in House

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