American Textile Technology Innovation and Research for Exportation (ATTIRE) Act
Latest action · Mar 21, 2013 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.
- IntroducedMar 4, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Textile Technology Innovation and Research for Exportation (ATTIRE) Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to fund textile research and innovation in the U.S. textile and fiber products industry and to promote increased U.S. textile exports.
Limits eligibility under such grant program to institutions of higher education and not-for-profit research institutions, including not-for-profit industry associations whose mission is to support textile research and innovation.
Gives preference in the award of such grants to collaborative research organizations that emphasize peer-reviewed research by leading academic and industry experts.
Requires grant funds to be used for research and development activities that achieve at least one of the goals described in this Act, including to: (1) build and sustain innovation and competitiveness in the U.S. textile industry, (2) contribute to transforming the U.S. textile and apparel industry into a highly flexible supply chain, and (3) facilitate the creation of domestic jobs in the textile industry.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 4, 2013 to Jun 28, 2013, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Original | Mar 4, 2013 |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Jun 28, 2013 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 21, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- Mar 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.
- Mar 7, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Mar 4, 2013Introduced in House
- Mar 4, 2013Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Education programs funding
- Higher education
- Industrial policy and productivity
- Manufacturing
- Product development and innovation
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Technology transfer and commercialization
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2013Introduced in House
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