Scientific Integrity Act
Latest action · Feb 7, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Scientific Integrity Act
This bill requires, subject to the exemptions for disclosures of information under the Freedom of Information Act, each federal agency that funds or conducts scientific research to: (1) promote and maximize the communication and open exchange of data and findings to other agencies, policymakers, and the public of research conducted by a scientist employed or contracted by such an agency; and (2) prevent the intentional or unintentional suppression or distortion of such data and findings.
The bill amends the America COMPETES Act to revise provisions relating to the release of data and results of research conducted by scientists employed at all federal civilian agencies that fund or conduct scientific research.
Each federal agency that funds or conducts scientific research shall: (1) develop and enforce a specified scientific integrity policy, including procedures, regarding the release of data and findings to other agencies, policymakers, and the public of research conducted by a scientist employed or contracted by that agency; and (2) submit it to Congress and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).
Such a policy shall apply to employees and contractors who conduct, handle, communicate, or supervise federally funded scientific research for a federal agency or for a federally funded research and development center sponsored by that agency.
A federal agency that funds or conducts scientific research shall: (1) disseminate its policy to new employees and contractors, and (2) develop and require training on its policy for employees and contractors regarding scientific research for that agency.
The OSTP shall enter into an agrement with the National Academy of Public Administration to study the effectiveness of the scientific integrity policies developed pursuant to this bill.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2017 to Jan 4, 2018; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Feb 8, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Feb 13, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Feb 13, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Jan 4, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Feb 7, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4012, S4013 | Bill Nelson D-FL | Jul 17, 2017 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1358 | Scientific Integrity Act | Related bill | Apr 25, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Scientific Integrity Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2017Introduced in Senate
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