Office of Technology Assessment Improvement and Enhancement Act
Latest action · Sep 19, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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.
- IntroducedSep 19, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Office of Technology Assessment Improvement and Enhancement Act
This bill renames and revises the functions and duties of the Office of Technology Assessment which, composed of a Technology Assessment Board and a director, provides Congress with assessments of probable technology application impacts.
Specifically, the bill renames the office the Congressional Office of Technology, and it requires the office to undertake additional duties, such as providing to Members of Congress (1) certain information without the need for board review, (2) certain technical assistance on legislation related to science and technology without the need for board review, and (3) objective policy options on how Members may achieve goals with respect to science and technology policy.
The bill authorizes Members of Congress to submit to the board a request that the office undertake an assessment activity. Additionally, the bill requires the Congressional Research Service and the Government Accountability Office to coordinate technology assessment activities with the office to avoid duplication or overlapping of research activities.
The office may temporarily appoint specified technical and professional personnel to work for the office, and the office must also make the findings of completed analyses publicly available.
The bill also (1) revises the appointment of board members, (2) requires the board to hold an annual meeting at which Members of Congress may appear and present information regarding technology assessment activities, and (3) requires the board to report annually on the activities of the office.
Cosponsors 51
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 19, 2019 to Feb 6, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Sep 19, 2019 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Sep 27, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 27, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Sep 27, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Oct 28, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 31, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Oct 31, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Oct 31, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Oct 31, 2019 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Oct 31, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Donna E. Shalala | Oct 31, 2019 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Oct 31, 2019 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Oct 31, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Oct 31, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Oct 31, 2019 |
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 Sep 19, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2019Introduced in House
- Sep 19, 2019Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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. 173, October 31, 2019.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | MEMBER DAY65 pages | Committee on House Administration | Nov 21, 2019 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46327 | The Office of Technology Assessment: History, Authorities, Issues, and Options Archived | Report | Apr 29, 2020 |
| R45755 | Legislative Branch: FY2020 Appropriations Archived | Report | Feb 12, 2020 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2509 | Office of Technology Assessment Improvement and Enhancement Act | Identical bill | Sep 19, 2019 |
| HR 6573 | Office of Technology Assessment Improvement and Enhancement Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 2, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To rename the Office of Technology Assessment as the Congressional Office of Technology, to revise the functions and duties of the Office, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Office of Technology Assessment Improvement and Enhancement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 19, 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.
