DEPSCoR Reauthorization Act of 2017
Latest action · Jul 25, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4194-4195)
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 25, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
DEPSCoR Reauthorization Act of 2017
This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 to rename the Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research as the Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. It modifies program objectives and activities to increase the number of researchers capable of performing science and engineering research responsive to Department of Defense (DOD) needs and to provide assistance to science and engineering researchers at institutions of higher education through collaboration between DOD and such researchers.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 25, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Jul 25, 2017 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Jul 25, 2017 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Jul 25, 2017 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jul 25, 2017 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | Jul 25, 2017 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jul 25, 2017 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jul 25, 2017 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jul 25, 2017 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Jul 25, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jul 25, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4194-4195)
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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2810 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 | Related bill | Dec 12, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reauthorize the Department of Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- DEPSCoR Reauthorization Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2017Introduced in Senate
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