International Science and Technology Cooperation Act of 2014
Latest action · Jul 15, 2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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 8, 2014
- Passed HouseJul 14, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
International Science and Technology Cooperation Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to establish a body under the National Science and Technology Council that has the responsibility of identifying and coordinating international science and technology cooperation that can strengthen U.S. science and technology enterprise, improve economic and national security, and support U.S. foreign policy goals.
Requires the body to be co-chaired by senior level officials from OSTP and the Department of State.
Requires the body to: (1) coordinate interagency international science and technology cooperative research and training activities and partnerships supported or managed by federal agencies, (2) establish federal priorities and policies for aligning such international science and technology cooperative research and training activities and partnerships with the foreign policy goals of the United States, (3) identify opportunities for new international science and technology cooperative research and training partnerships that advance science and technology and U.S. foreign policy priorities, (4) solicit recommendations from non-federal science and technology stakeholders, and (5) identify broad issues that influence the ability of U.S. scientists and engineers to collaborate with foreign counterparts.
Requires the Director to report annually on the body's activities.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 406 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed346–41 | Jul 14, 2014 |
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 8, 2014 to Jul 14, 2014; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Original | Jul 8, 2014 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Jul 8, 2014 |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Original | Jul 8, 2014 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jul 8, 2014 |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Original | Jul 8, 2014 |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | Original | Jul 8, 2014 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Jul 8, 2014 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jul 14, 2014 |
Committees 2
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 Jul 8, 2014 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jul 15, 2014 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Jul 14, 2014Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 14, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6149-6150)
- Jul 14, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5029.
- Jul 14, 2014At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jul 14, 2014Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6168-6169)
- Jul 14, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 346 - 41 (Roll no. 406). (text: CR H6149)
- Jul 14, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 8, 2014Introduced in House
- Jul 8, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6143, H6149, H6150Text printed H6149Recorded votes H6168enact | Daniel Lipinski D-IL, Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Lamar Smith R-TX, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jul 14, 2014 |
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 H5876.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43880 | The America COMPETES Acts: An Overview Archived | Report | Jul 27, 2015 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4159 | America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2014 | Related bill | Jun 13, 2014 |
| HR 4186 | FIRST Act of 2014 | Related bill | May 28, 2014 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the establishment of a body to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation that can strengthen the domestic science and technology enterprise and support United States foreign policy goals.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- International Science and Technology Cooperation Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Passed House
- International Science and Technology Cooperation Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2014Referred in Senate
- Jul 14, 2014Engrossed in House
- Jul 8, 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.
