Technology Administration Authorization Act of 2003
Latest action · Oct 30, 2003 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 357.
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.
- IntroducedJul 11, 2003
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Technology Administration Authorization Act of 2003 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 through 2008 to the Secretary of Commerce for: (1) the Scientific and Technical Research and Services laboratory activities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); (2) NIST facilities construction and maintenance; (3) the NIST Teacher Science and Technology Enhancement Institute program; (4) the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program; (5) the NIST Advanced Technology program; (6) activities of the Under Secretary for Technology and the Office of Technology Policy; and (7) activities of the Office of Space Commercialization.
Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to make nonprofit organizations eligible for Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards for improvement in the quality of goods and services resulting from quality management.
Requires a report from the Secretary to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Committee on Science regarding the financial status of the National Technical Information Service.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 11, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Jul 11, 2003 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jul 11, 2003Markup Jul 17, 2003Reported Oct 30, 2003 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 30, 2003Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator McCain with amendments. With written report No. 108-181.
- Oct 30, 2003Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 357.
- Jul 17, 2003Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- Jul 11, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Jul 11, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9306)
- Jul 11, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9306-9307)
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9306Text printed S9306 | John McCain R-AZ (text) | Jul 11, 2003 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Aug 27, 2003S. 1395, Technology Administration Authorization Act of 2003<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 17, 2003</p>
- Aug 27, 2003S. 1395, Technology Administration Authorization Act of 2003Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 17, 2003
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 108-1036 | NOMINATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, THE AMTRAK REFORM BOARD, AND SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION104 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Jun 2, 2004 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize appropriations for the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce for fiscal years 2004 through 2005.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Technology Administration Authorization Act of 2003
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Technology Administration Authorization Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Authorization
- Awards, medals, prizes
- Commemorations
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Commerce
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Engineering
- Federal aid to research
- Government and business
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publications
- Higher education
- Industrial engineering
- Infrastructure
- Laboratories
- Manufacturing industries
- Nonprofit organizations
- Quality of products
- Research and development
- Research and development facilities
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Scientific education
- Social Welfare
- Space activities
- Space commercialization
- Standards
- Teacher education
- Technological innovations
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 30, 2003Reported to Senate
- Jul 11, 2003Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.