Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Office of Technology Assessment should be reestablished.
Latest action · Apr 26, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2018
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the legislative process would greatly benefit from once again having an office dedicated to giving nonpartisan, technical advice to Congress; (2) the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) represents a cost-effective improvement to the governance of the United States; and (3) funding should be restored for the OTA.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2018 to Dec 19, 2018; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Apr 27, 2018 | |
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Dec 13, 2018 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Dec 19, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Apr 26, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2018Introduced in House
- Apr 26, 2018Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45755 | Legislative Branch: FY2020 Appropriations Archived | Report | Feb 12, 2020 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Office of Technology Assessment should be reestablished.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2018Introduced in House
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