Scientific Integrity Act
Latest action · Oct 17, 2019 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 6.
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 13, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Scientific Integrity Act
This bill revises provisions regarding the release of scientific research results by federal agencies.
The bill prohibits specified federal employees and contractors of an agency that funds, conducts, or oversees scientific research from engaging in scientific or research misconduct or manipulating communication of scientific or technical findings.
A covered individual may disseminate scientific or technical findings by (1) participating in scientific conferences; and (2) seeking publication through peer-reviewed, professional, or scholarly journals.
The bill specifies the kinds of scientific community activities covered individuals may participate and engage in, including the reviewing of public statements and responding to media interview requests.
Each covered agency must
- develop, adopt, and enforce a scientific integrity policy and also must submit it to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Congress;
- appoint a Scientific Integrity Officer; and
- adopt and implement an administrative process and administrative appeal for dispute resolution and a training program that, among other things, provides regular scientific integrity and ethics training to employees and contractors.
OSTP must collate, organize, and publicly share all information it receives under each scientific integrity policy on its website.
Cosponsors 232
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2019 to Dec 18, 2019, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Mar 13, 2019 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Mar 13, 2019 |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Original | Mar 13, 2019 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Mar 25, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 17, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 6.
- Mar 13, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 13, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 775 | Scientific Integrity Act | Related bill | Mar 13, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Administrative remedies
- Congressional oversight
- Employment and training programs
- Freedom of information
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Research administration and funding
- Research ethics
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Scientific communication
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2019Introduced in House
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