To streamline the collection and distribution of government information.
Latest action · Apr 21, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
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.
- IntroducedApr 2, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Repeals the National Technical Information Act of 1988, effective one year after the enactment of this Act (thus abolishes the National Technical Information Service [NTIS]).
Directs: (1) the Secretary of Commerce, the Archivist of the United States, the Comptroller General (GAO), and the Commissioner of Social Security to consult with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine if any NTIS function is critical to the U.S. economy; (2) the Comptroller General to determine which of any such critical functions are not being carried out by any other agency or instrumentality of the federal government; and (3) the Secretary of Commerce, prior to the effective date of this Act, to submit to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Finance a written certification that all NTIS operations have been terminated.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 2, 2014 to Aug 1, 2014; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Apr 2, 2014 |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Apr 8, 2014 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Apr 8, 2014 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Apr 9, 2014 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Apr 9, 2014 | |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Apr 9, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Apr 9, 2014 | |
| R-FL | Ron DeSantis | Apr 9, 2014 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Apr 9, 2014 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | May 6, 2014 | |
| R-LA | Steve Scalise | May 8, 2014 | |
| R-KS | Mike Pompeo | Aug 1, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Apr 2, 2014 |
| Research and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Apr 21, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 21, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- Apr 2, 2014Introduced in House
- Apr 2, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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 H2854.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2206 | Let Me Google That For You Act | Related bill | Apr 3, 2014 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To streamline the collection and distribution of government information.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2014Introduced 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.
