A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to help facilitate the adoption of composite technology in infrastructure in the United States, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Aug 7, 2020 Held at the desk.
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, 2019
- Passed SenateAug 4, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to (1) implement the recommendations in a specified report to help facilitate the adoption of composite technology in infrastructure, and (2) conduct a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of adopting such technology in sustainable infrastructure.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 7, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Feb 7, 2019 |
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, 2019Markup Jul 10, 2019Reported Sep 26, 2019 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 7, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Aug 7, 2020Received in the House.
- Aug 7, 2020Held at the desk.
- Aug 4, 2020Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4881-4882)
- Aug 4, 2020The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. (CR S4881)
- Aug 4, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S4881-4882)
- Sep 26, 2019Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-128.
- Sep 26, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 240.
- Jul 10, 2019Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- Feb 7, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 7, 2019Read 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 S4881Text printed S4881Amendments S4881 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Aug 4, 2020 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 12, 2019S. 384, a bill to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to help facilitate the adoption of composite technology in infrastructure in the United States, and for other purposesAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 10, 2019
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 2567 | In the nature of a substitute. | Shelley Moore Capito R-WV | Amendment SA 2567 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2393 | NIST Creation of Composite Standards Act | Related bill | Apr 29, 2019 |
| S 3765 | A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to help facilitate the adoption of composite technology in infrastructure in the United States, and for other purposes. | Reintroduction of | Dec 18, 2018 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to help facilitate the adoption of composite technology in infrastructure in the United States, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 4, 2020Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 26, 2019Reported to Senate
- Feb 7, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
