Securing American Science and Technology Act of 2019
Latest action · May 31, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
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.
- IntroducedMay 30, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Securing American Science and Technology Act of 2019
This bill establishes a working group and a roundtable related to the security of science and technology.
The bill directs the National Science and Technology Council to establish an interagency working group to coordinate activities to protect federally funded research and development from foreign interference, cyberattacks, theft, or espionage and to identify and track threats.
The National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Defense shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to create a new National Science, Technology, and Security Roundtable.
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 30, 2019 to Dec 4, 2019; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Original | May 30, 2019 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | May 30, 2019 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | May 30, 2019 |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Original | May 30, 2019 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | May 30, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Jun 19, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Greg Pence | Jun 19, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Jun 19, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jun 26, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jun 26, 2019 | |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Jun 26, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jul 15, 2019 | |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Jul 15, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Xochitl Torres Small | Jul 15, 2019 | |
| D-OK | Kendra S. Horn | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Nov 20, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Dec 4, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred May 30, 2019 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred May 30, 2019 |
| Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee | Referred May 31, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 31, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
- May 30, 2019Introduced in House
- May 30, 2019Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H4180H.R. 3038–3051 | — | May 30, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 90, May 30, 2019, page H4180.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-250 | FOREIGN THREATS TO TAXPAYER-FUNDED RESEARCH: OVERSIGHT OPPORTUNITIES AND POLICY SOLUTIONS89 pages | Finance Committee | Jun 5, 2019 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1790 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2019 |
| S 2133 | Secure American Research Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jul 16, 2019 |
| HR 2500 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Aug 11, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish an interagency working group to coordinate activities and develop policy guidance to protect federally funded research and development from foreign interference, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Securing American Science and Technology Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 30, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
