Federal Research Public Access Act of 2012
Latest action · Feb 9, 2012 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Research Public Access Act of 2012 - Requires each federal agency with extramural research expenditures of over $100 million to develop a specified federal research public access policy that is consistent with, and that advances, the purposes of the agency.
Makes each federal research public access policy applicable to: (1) researchers employed by the federal agency whose works remain in the public domain; and (2) researchers funded by the agency. Specifies exclusions.
Requires the submission of annual reports by each federal agency on its federal research public access policy.
Cosponsors 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 9, 2012 to Jun 27, 2012; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KS | Kevin Yoder | Original | Feb 9, 2012 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Feb 9, 2012 |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| R-LA | John Fleming | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| R-SC | Trey Gowdy | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | May 9, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | May 9, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Jun 7, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Jun 7, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Jun 27, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jun 27, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jun 27, 2012 |
Withdrew 1 Tom Cole R-OK May 10, 2012
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 9, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2012Introduced in House
- Feb 9, 2012Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E174)
- Feb 9, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E174 | Michael F. Doyle D-PA | Feb 9, 2012 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H693.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013337 pages | Appropriations Committee | Dec 27, 2012 |
| S. Hrg. 112-718 | DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013627 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 7, 2012–May 28, 2012 |
| — | COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2013258 pages | Appropriations Committee | Feb 29, 2012–Mar 21, 2012 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2096 | Federal Research Public Access Act of 2012 | Identical bill | Feb 9, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for Federal agencies to develop public access policies relating to research conducted by employees of that agency or from funds administered by that agency.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Research Public Access Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2012Introduced in House
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.
